“New ties bring a positive ‘shock’ that pushes individuals in the network to change the way they organize and process knowledge, as well as the way they interact and collaborate,” a research team writes.
While a lot of previous research has focused on how often employees give suggestions to their managers, this study looks at how an employee’s sense of identity affects the kinds of ideas they put forth.
While many chief executive officers are the public faces of their companies, determining just how much clout they have can be tricky because so many factors can influence a company’s success and culture.
“Leaders might not be aware of their gazing patterns. They don’t realize that they are subconsciously looking at higher-status group members more than lower-status members,” a researcher explains.
