Social networkers: Measuring and examining individual differences in propensity to connect with others

Social Networks

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-296

  Totterdell, Peter ^a   Holman, David ^a   Hukin, Amy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advice; Employee network; Expertise; Individual difference; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 52049086206     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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