Social Interactions in the Workplace: Homophily and Structure in a Formal Organization
Social interactions are crucial at both an organizational and individual level such as collaboration. Homophily among employee arises from both individual preferences and selective opportunities for interaction in workplace. The purpose of this article is to outline how social interaction occur in...
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| Format: | Conference or Workshop Item |
| Language: | English |
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2018
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| Online Access: | http://repo.uum.edu.my/25379/1/STMMTCPS%202018%20310%20315.pdf http://repo.uum.edu.my/25379/ |
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| Summary: | Social interactions are crucial at both an organizational and individual level such as
collaboration. Homophily among employee arises from both individual preferences and selective
opportunities for interaction in workplace. The purpose of this article is to outline how social interaction occur in a formal organizational structure with its job task requirement because we believed thatindividual will choose their interaction partners within business units, job function and offices. This leads us to expect to find a higher proportion of homophilous interactions within these organizational structures than across their boundaries |
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