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Identity and Professional Networking.

Medha Raj1, Nathanael J Fast1, Oliver Fisher2

  • 11 University of Southern California Marshall School of Business, Los Angeles, USA.

Personality & Social Psychology Bulletin
|September 15, 2017
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Identity significantly influences professional networking intentions, showing that viewing networking as part of one's identity, rather than just self-interest, drives motivation to build connections.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Organizational Behavior

Background:

  • Professional networks offer substantial financial and career advantages.
  • Individual motivation to engage in professional networking varies significantly.
  • Existing research often focuses on rational self-interest, overlooking other motivational factors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of personal identity in shaping professional networking intentions.
  • To explore how viewing professional networking as identity-congruent affects motivation.
  • To compare the predictive power of identity versus self-interest on networking behavior.

Main Methods:

  • Four studies were conducted, employing correlational and experimental designs.
  • Methods included assessing identity-congruence, manipulating self-salience, and measuring networking intentions.
Keywords:
congruenceidentitymotivationprofessional networking

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  • Statistical analyses examined associations and causal relationships between identity and networking.

    • Main Results:

    • A positive correlation was found between viewing professional networking as identity-congruent and prioritizing network expansion.
    • Manipulating self-salience influenced networking intentions, particularly for individuals with high networking identity-congruence.
    • Experimental manipulation of identity-congruence causally increased networking intentions.
    • Identity was a stronger predictor of networking intentions than self-interest.

    Conclusions:

    • Personal identity plays a crucial role in motivating individuals to build and expand their professional networks.
    • Understanding identity-based motivation is key to explaining variations in networking behavior.
    • Findings have implications for theories of self, identity, and professional development.