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| Author: | Reagans, R. Zuckerman, E. W. |
| Title: | Networks, Diversity, and Productivity: The Social Capital of Corporate R&D Teams |
| Journal: | Organization Science
2001 : JUL-AUG, VOL. 12:4, p. |
| Index terms: | NETWORKS NETWORK ANALYSIS DIVERSITY R&D |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | The authors argue that the debate regarding the performance implications of demographic diversity can be usefully reframed in terms of the network variables that reflect distinct forms of social capital. Scholars who are pessimistic about the performance of diverse teams base their view on the hypothesis that decreased network density-the average strength of the relationship among team members - lowers a team's capacity for coordination. The optimistic view is founded on the hypothesis that teams that are characterized by high network heterogeneity, whereby relationships on the team cut across salient demographic boundaries, enjoy an enhanced learning capability. The authors test each of these hypotheses directly and thereby avoid the problematic assumption that they contradict one another. |
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