Power and the perception of social networks
2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 33; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.socnet.2010.10.007
ISSN1879-2111
AutoresBrent Simpson, Barry Markovsky, Mike Steketee,
Tópico(s)Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
ResumoPrevious work has led to divergent conclusions about how power affects the accuracy of network perceptions in groups and organizations. This paper develops and tests an argument linking higher power to less accurate network perception. Results from the first experiment showed that, relative to participants primed with high power, those primed with low power had more accurate perceptions of who was tied to whom in novel networks. The second experiment demonstrated that such differences in perceptual accuracy do not emerge for non-social relations.
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