The ripple effect of personality on social structure: Self-monitoring origins of network brokerage.

• DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.5.1155
• Publication Date: 2008-09-22T18:47:37Z
• Authors: Hongseok Oh; Martin Kilduff
• Keywords: Expatriate; Self-Monitoring; Position (finance); Strong ties

Despite growing interest in social network brokerage, its psychological antecedents have been neglected. One possibility is that brokerage relates to self-monitoring personality orientation. High self-monitors, relative low adapting their self-presentations the demands of different groups, may occupy positions as brokers between disconnected worlds. For 162 Korean expatriate entrepreneurs a Canadian urban area, results showed those high tended direct roles within community--in terms acquaintances being unconnected with each other. Those also indirect roles--in Finally, for recent arrivals, establish ties wider range important non-Korean position holders outside community. These (which controlled strongly significant effects size on individuals' community) suggest ripple effect structure and contribute clearer understanding how at levels.