5 research outputs found
Simmelian ties, organizational justice, and knowledge sharing in virtual workgroups
Much IS research brings a priori theoretical constructs to its domain of study, and this can generate
distorted outcomes. To avoid this danger, IS research should be \u27lifeworld-oriented\u27. Characteristics of
the lifeworld are drawn from philosophy and applied to examples of IS research. Surprisingly, both
positivist and critical research can be both theorizing and lifeworld-oriented, though in different ways.
A proposal is then made for \u27lifeworld-oriented IS research\u27, which, by taking into account the
lifeworlds of both researcher and researched, can make IS research richer and more relevant
Network Diversity and Social Cohesion in Creative Performance: A View of Communication Media Mix
Creative performance is a fundamental form of knowledge creation in knowledge intensive organizations. While some studies emphasize the importance of diversity on creative performance, others argue for the role of socially cohesive groups with strong third-party connections. To address the gaps in the literature, this study examines the influence of three attributes of dyadic ties (i.e., network diversity, social cohesion, and communication media mix) on creative performance. From the knowledge, social and technology perspectives, we empirically tested our model using a social network methodology with dyads working on knowledge intensive tasks. The results suggest that network diversity is positively associated with creative performance, and moderate level of social cohesion is preferred for creative performance. The findings also show that the influence of social cohesion on creative performance is weakened by the degree of communication media mix. Implications for research and practice are discussed with respect to creativity in organizations
Simmelian ties, organizational justice, and knowledge sharing in virtual workgroups
We argue that types of Simmelian-tied employee dyads (dyads embedded in three-person cliques)
influences organizational justice perceptions, and knowledge sharing within and across
organizational boundaries through virtual workgroups. We study the interaction between employees\u27
advice and friendship ties, shared interpersonal, interactional, procedural and distributive justice
perceptions, and the types of knowledge shared from a social network perspective. We predict that
Simmelian-tied advice and friendship dyads influence justice perceptions, and in turn knowledge
sharing. Compared to Simmelian-tied advice dyads, we suggest that Simmelian-tied friendship dyads
were hypothesized to be strongly associated with congruent distributive, interpersonal, and
interpersonal justice perceptions. Congruent procedural justice perceptions were likely to be
associated with both Simmelian-tied advice and friendship ties. We hypothesized that distributive,
procedural, and informational justice perceptions were likely to be shared across formal
organizational boundaries through strong friendship ties. We also predicted that positive congruent
procedural, interpersonal and informational justice perceptions influenced expert knowledge sharing
while congruent distributive justice perceptions influenced product knowledge sharing
Simmelian ties, organizational justice, and knowledge sharing in virtual workgroups: Research-in-Progress
17th European Conference on Information Systems, ECIS 200