Speaker Series 2004-2005

Social Networks and Leadership

DANIEL J. BRASS
University of Kentucky

Friday, October 15, 2004, 1:30-3:00 p.m.
Room 1206

Abstract: This presentation will explore the relationship between social networks and leadership. We assume that leaders are embedded in networks of relationships that often act as constraints on, and opportunities for, behavior. We will review research that suggests that networks might be important for leadership and present a recent study that shows that group performance and leadership reputation are correlated with the networks of leaders within their groups, among peers, and with those higher in the organization.

Daniel J. Brass is J. Henning Hilliard Professor of Innovation Management at University of Kentucky and is currently serving as Associate Editor of Administrative Science Quarterly. He received his Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Illinois-Urbana. He has published articles in such journals as Administrative Science Quarterly, Academy of Management Journal, Academy of Management Review, Journal of Applied Psychology, Organization Science, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Human Relations, Business Horizons, Organizational Behavior Teaching Review, Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management, Research in Politics and Society, and Research in Negotiation in Organizations, as well as numerous book chapters. His research focuses on the antecedents and consequences of social networks in organizations.