Effects of Leader Networking Behaviors and Vertical Faultlines on Support for Innovation

• Published in: Small group research Vol. 51; no. 5; pp. 616 - 650
• Main Authors: Chung, Yunhyung, Jiang, Yuan, Blasi, Joseph R., Kruse, Douglas L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2020; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Behavior; Innovations; Networking; Organization theory; Organizational research; Organizational support; Representativeness; Technology; Work units; Workforce; leader networking behavior; vertical faultlines; diversity; power; organizational support for innovation

Leader networking behaviors for innovation (LNBI) is an important yet less studied topic in innovation research. This study investigates the behavioral cascading effect of LNBI on organizational support for innovation. Building on faultline theory and the demographic representativeness approach, we...