Carnabuci, Gianluca and Dioszegi, Balint (2015) Social networks, cognitive style, and innovative performance: a contingency perspective. Academy of Management Journal (AMJ), 58 (3). pp. 881-905. ISSN 0001-4273 (Print), 1948-0989 (Online) (doi:10.5465/amj.2013.1042)

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Abstract

Integrating insights from cognitive psychology into current network theory on the social capital of brokering and closed networks, we argue that cognitive style is a critical contingency explaining the relation between social network position and innovative performance. Based on a “complementary fit” argument, we posit that a social network rich in structural holes enhances the innovative performance of employees with an adaptive cognitive style; however, individuals with an innovative cognitive style are most innovative when embedded within a closed network of densely interconnected contacts. Using data on the individual cognitive styles and complete workplace social networks of all employees within a design and manufacturing firm, we show that our theorized contingency mechanism accounts for a large share of empirical variation in employee innovative performance over and above existing social network explanations.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	social networks, innovation
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Greenwich Business School Greenwich Business School > Political Economy, Governance, Finance and Accountability (PEGFA) Greenwich Business School > School of Business, Operations and Strategy
Last Modified:	03 Oct 2024 09:21
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/46972

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