Social Contagion and Multiplexity: Communication Networks as Predictors of Commitment and Role Ambiguity.

Hartman, Rosanne L.; Johnson, J. David

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Publication Date: 1989

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Social Contagion and Multiplexity: Communication Networks as Predictors of Commitment and Role Ambiguity.

Hartman, Rosanne L.; Johnson, J. David

Human Communication Research, v15 n4 p523-48 Sum 1989

Compares two contrasting perspectives of social contagion processes (structural equivalence and cohesion) associated with the organizational outcome variables of commitment and role ambiguity in organizations. Finds that structural equivalence was more associated with role ambiguity and that commitment was more associated with cohesion. (MS)

Descriptors: Communication Research, Group Dynamics, Group Structure, Network Analysis, Organizational Communication, Organizational Theories, Role Perception, Social Influences

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Language: English

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