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The influence of friendship and communication network density on individual innovative behaviours: a multilevel study

Vicente Gonzalez-romaSalvatore ZappalaSimone Donati

subject

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Managementmedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesInnovation management050109 social psychologySample (statistics)Friendship network densityIdeationCreativityTelecommunications networkCreativityFriendshipPromotion (rank)Team communicationIndividual innovative behaviours (IIBs)0502 economics and businessCommunication network density0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychologyInnovationSocial psychology050203 business & managementApplied Psychologymedia_common

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The present study examines whether teams’ friendship and communication network density are related to individual innovative behaviours (IIBs: idea generation, suggestion making, idea promotion and idea implementation). The study sample was composed of 28 teams comprising 101 members. The results obtained by means of multilevel structural equations modelling showed that friendship network density had an indirect positive relationship with the four IIBs through the density of team communication networks.

10.1080/1359432x.2016.1179285http://hdl.handle.net/11585/597664