Title
The Influence of Collaborative Technology Knowledge on Advice Network Structures
Publication Date
12-1-2010
Abstract
This research describes an experiment designed to understand how an individual's knowledge concerning task-critical technologies influences the structure of their advice network relationships. The results indicate that an individual's technology knowledge leads them to become more central depending on the type of technology, their formal group structure, and task uncertainty. These results contribute to the theory on advice networks by demonstrating how individual knowledge, task uncertainty, and group departmentation influence the evolution of an advice network structure. It suggests that managers should make informed decisions about the formal group structuring and technology training which can improve their employee's advice networks.
Publication Title
Decision Support Systems
Volume
50
Issue
1
First Page
140
Last Page
151
DOI
10.1016/j.dss.2010.07.010
Publisher Policy
pre-print, post-print
Recommended Citation
Keith, Mark; Demirkan, Haluk; and Goul, Michael, "The Influence of Collaborative Technology Knowledge on Advice Network Structures" (2010). Business Publications. 59.
https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/business_pub/59
