Knowing who knows what and who knows whom: Expertise recognition, network recognition, and individual work performance

Authors: Ho, Violet T.1; Wong, Sze-Sze1

Source: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Volume 82, Number 1, March 2009 , pp. 147-158(12)

Publisher: British Psychological Society

Abstract:

We tested the relationship between individuals' expertise recognition and work performance, the role of job resourcefulness (i.e. individuals' ability to garner resources to overcome obstacles) as a mediator, and network recognition as a moderator in the link between expertise recognition and job resourcefulness. We found that the positive impact of expertise recognition on work performance was mediated by job resourcefulness, but network recognition did not play a moderating role.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1348/096317908X298585

Affiliations: 1: Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

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