Connecting otherwise disconnected individuals and groups—spanning structural holes—
can earn social network brokers faster promotions, higher remuneration, and enhanced …

Brokerage has assumed an increasingly important role in social network research and
organizing more generally. Social network research has traditionally defined brokerage in …

Organizational network research has demonstrated that multiple benefits accrue to people
occupying brokerage positions. However, the extant literature offers scant evidence of the …

Interpersonal networks can be conceptualized not only as actual social structures
surrounding individuals but also as cognitive social structures stemming from individuals' …

Although brokers who span structural holes have been shown to occupy a valuable position
in organizations, emerging research suggests that the returns to these brokers can vary …

What role does an ego's brokerage location—within a team (intra‐team) or outside the team
(inter‐team)—play in the evolution of an instrumental knowledge‐seeking network in terms …

Individuals often influence others' relationships, for better or worse. We conceptualize social
influence processes that impact others' social networks as brokering, and advance a …

We present a new theory that seeks to explain differences in the performance of men and
women friendship network brokers—individuals who bridge disconnected friends. In contrast …

Brokers are expected to be more creative than employees embedded in closed social
structures because they occupy a position in the social space that provides them with access …

The structural holes to which a person is connected are embedded in a broader
organization or market. High status in the broader context signals a reputation that can make …