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Integrating Personality and Social Networks: A Meta-Analysis of Personality, Network Position, and Work Outcomes in Organizations

Ruolian Fang
Ruolian Fang
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NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245
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Blaine Landis
Blaine Landis
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Department of Management Science and Innovation, University College London, London WCIE 6BT, United Kingdom
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Zhen Zhang
Zhen Zhang
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W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287
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Marc H. Anderson
Marc H. Anderson
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College of Business, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011
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Jason D. Shaw
Jason D. Shaw
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Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong
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Martin Kilduff
Martin Kilduff
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Department of Management Science and Innovation, University College London, London WCIE 6BT, United Kingdom
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Ruolian Fang

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NUS Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore 119245

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Blaine Landis

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Department of Management Science and Innovation, University College London, London WCIE 6BT, United Kingdom

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Zhen Zhang

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W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287

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Marc H. Anderson

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College of Business, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011

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Jason D. Shaw

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Faculty of Business, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong

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Martin Kilduff

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Published Online:30 Apr 2015https://doi.org/10.1287/orsc.2015.0972

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Ruolian Fang, Blaine Landis, Zhen Zhang, Marc H. Anderson, Jason D. Shaw, Martin Kilduff (2015) Integrating Personality and Social Networks: A Meta-Analysis of Personality, Network Position, and Work Outcomes in Organizations. Organization Science 26(4):1243-1260.

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The first two authors contributed equally to the paper. The authors thank Tiziana Casciaro, Sigal Barsade, David Krackhardt, and three anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions on previous drafts. The authors also thank In-Sue Oh for his suggestions on meta-analytic procedures.

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