SOCIAL-INTERACTION EFFECTS FOLLOWING A TECHNOLOGICAL-CHANGE - A LONGITUDINAL INVESTIGATION

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: BURKHARDT, ME
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/256603
• 发表日期: 1994
• 页码: 869-898
• 关键词: computers; attitudes; network; self; DECISION; BEHAVIOR

摘要

This study was a longitudinal investigation of alternative sources of social influence and the role of interpersonal relationships in spreading beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors in an organization following a technological change. Network analysis techniques were used to test the relationships of belief, attitude, and behavior difference matrixes with structural matrixes depicting interaction distance and similarity in patterns of interaction (structural equivalence). The majority of the findings show that the individuals with whom a person interacts directly influence beliefs about personal mastery, but attitudes and behaviors are more affected by structurally equivalent co-workers. Self-monitoring moderated the extent to which interaction with others influenced individuals.