UCL School of Management

Research project

Integrating personality and networks at work

Summary

This research project aims to integrate two major theoretical perspectives. One perspective is that of personality psychology, which emphasizes the “stable core” of individuals in explanations of behavior and work outcomes. Another perspective is found in network research, where the prevailing tradition is to focus on the relations between individuals. The current research examines how personality and network characteristics are themselves related, and how each relates to performance and career success in organizations.

Relevance

Our work examining personality and network characteristics – emphasizing who you are and who you know – has broad relevance to managers and researchers interested in understanding performance and career success in organizations.

Last updated Friday, 25 July 2014

Authors

Research groups

Organisations & Innovation

Research areas

Social psychology of organizations

Research topics

Group structure; Interpersonal networks; Intra-organizational networks; Performance; Personality; Social network microfoundations