Behind the links: Do implicit motives predict network positions?

Conference
Implicit Motives
Social Networks
43rd Motivational Psychology Colloquium, Munich
Author

Cafer Bakaç

Published

October 1, 2024

Event: 43rd Motivational Psychology Colloquium
Location: Munich, Germany
Authors: Bakaç, C.

Context

Social network position is usually explained by structural opportunity or by broad personality traits. This paper asked whether implicit motives — particularly affiliation and power — predict where people end up in workplace networks.