Guanxivs networking: Distinctive configurations of affect- and cognition-based trust in the networks of Chinese vs American managers

Embeddedness and New Idea Discussion in

Embeddedness and New Idea Discussion in Professional Networks: The Mediating Role of Affect-Based Trust

✍ ROY Y. J. CHUA; MICHAEL W. MORRIS; PAUL INGRAM 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 Creative Education Foundation 🌐 English ⚖ 139 KB

This article examines how managers' tendency to discuss new ideas with others in their professional networks depends on the density of shared ties surrounding a given relationship. Consistent with prior research which found that embeddedness enhances information flow, an egocentric network survey of