Brown bag seminar with Adam M. Kleinbaum
The Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation at ETH invites you to the brown bag seminar with: Adam M. Kleinbaum
The Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation at ETH invites you to the brown bag seminar with:
external page Adam M. Kleinbaum
Tuck School of Business
Dartmouth College
Date: Monday, February 26th, 12:00-14:00
Location: WEV F 109-111
Presentation title: Rewiring the Organizational Network: Corporate Offsites and Network Tie Formation
Abstract
Social networks are integral to the performance of collaborative work, but research on network change has shed little light on the mechanisms firms use to deliberately stimulate collaborative network ties among their employees. In this study, we examine the effects of corporate offsites on the evolution of social networks within an organization. We find that offsites lead to rewiring of intraorganizational networks, but with a surprising asymmetry: they stimulate everyone to initiate more collaboration ties, but only those who attend the offsite receive more collaboration ties. These results are consistent with a conceptualization of offsites as direct interventions that stimulate interactions for those who attend, but also as indirect interventions that signal the value of collaboration to everyone, even those who do not attend.
About the speaker
Adam M. Kleinbaum is a professor in the Strategy and Management area at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. He teaches leadership and organizational behavior, social networks, and leads learning expeditions to Israel, focusing on technology and entrepreneurship, and to South Africa and Alabama focusing on systemic racism. He also consults to organizations about issues of leadership and organizations, culture, collaboration, and diversity, especially with respect to hybrid work. His award-winning research has been published in journals from Administrative Science Quarterly to the Harvard Business Review and has been covered by media outlets ranging from the New York Times to Teen Vogue. He enjoys riding (and maintaining) his vintage 3-speed bicycle.
We look forward to welcoming you!