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THE EFFECTS OF JOB SEEKER PERCEPTIONS OF NETWORKING AND EXTRAVERSION ON NETWORKING BEHAVIOR

Menzies, Derek T
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1643325875496602

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2021, Master of Arts in Psychology, Cleveland State University, College of Sciences and Health Professions.
Previous job search research suggests a large proportion of jobs are acquired through contacting other people (i.e., networking; Granovetter, 1995). In recent years, research on networking has focused on determining the antecedents of the job search strategy (e.g., Wanberg et al., 2000). This study examined various perceived characteristics of networking, which included job seeker perceptions of autonomy, customizability, and social cost, as antecedents of networking intensity. In addition, this study examined extraversion, a personality trait that is predictive of networking behavior, as a moderator of the relationships between the perceived characteristics of networking and networking intensity. Results of this study have indicated that job seeker perceptions of autonomy, customizability, and social cost do not interact with extraversion for the prediction of networking intensity. However, job seeker perceptions of social cost were found to predict networking intensity. Additionally, job seeker perceptions of autonomy positively correlate with extraversion and networking comfort, which are predictors of networking intensity.
Michael Horvath (Committee Chair)
Matthew Nordlund (Committee Member)
Ben Baran (Committee Member)
78 p.
Organizational Behavior; Psychology
Networking, networking intensity, job seeker perceptions of networking, job seeker perceptions, perceived characteristics of networking, personality, extraversion, autonomy, customizability, social cost

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  • Menzies, D. T. (2021). THE EFFECTS OF JOB SEEKER PERCEPTIONS OF NETWORKING AND EXTRAVERSION ON NETWORKING BEHAVIOR [Master's thesis, Cleveland State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1643325875496602

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Menzies, Derek. THE EFFECTS OF JOB SEEKER PERCEPTIONS OF NETWORKING AND EXTRAVERSION ON NETWORKING BEHAVIOR. 2021. Cleveland State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1643325875496602.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Menzies, Derek. "THE EFFECTS OF JOB SEEKER PERCEPTIONS OF NETWORKING AND EXTRAVERSION ON NETWORKING BEHAVIOR." Master's thesis, Cleveland State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=csu1643325875496602

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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