What does homophily do?
- Understanding the consequences of homophily, which is among the most widely observed social phenomena, is important, with implications for management theory and practice. Therefore, we review management research on the consequences of homophily. As these consequences have been studied at the individual, dyad, team, organizational, and macro levels, we structure our review accordingly. We highlight findings that are consistent and contradictory, as well as those that point to boundary conditions or moderators. In conducting our review, we also derive implications for management research from insights gained by research in other disciplines on this topic. We raise specific issues and opportunities for future research at each level, and conclude with a discussion of broader future research directions, both empirical and conceptual, that apply across levels. We hope that our review will open new vistas in research on this important topic.
Author details: | Julia BrenneckeORCiD, Gokhan ErtugORCiDGND, Balázs KovácsORCiDGND, Tengjian ZouGND |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5465/annals.2020.0230 |
ISSN: | 1941-6520 |
ISSN: | 1941-6067 |
Title of parent work (English): | Academy of Management Annals |
Subtitle (English): | a review of the consequences of homophily |
Publisher: | Erlbaum |
Place of publishing: | Mahwah |
Publication type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2022/01/01 |
Publication year: | 2022 |
Release date: | 2023/01/09 |
Volume: | 16 |
Issue: | 1 |
First page: | 38 |
Last Page: | 69 |
Organizational units: | Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 32 Politikwissenschaft / 320 Politikwissenschaft |