Organizational Networks and Networking Competence: Contemporary Challenges in Management and Employment

Networks and networking are essential concepts that transform organizational, economic, and social practices. Human capital is a source of competitive advantage and a value that allows individual employees to develop their careers and find satisfaction in their employment. This book addresses the changes occurring in management and employment, with the growing career individualization, focus on future professional challenges, importance of knowledge workers, and possibilities of functioning in social and organizational networks.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 29 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Networks and networking are fundamental concepts that have a profound impact on organizational, economic, and social practices. Human capital, which encompasses the skills, knowledge, and experience of individuals, plays a crucial role in creating a competitive advantage for organizations and enabling individual employees to thrive in their careers. This book delves into the significant shifts occurring in management and employment, including the growing emphasis on career individualization, the need to address future professional challenges, the importance of knowledge workers, and the potential for functioning within social and organizational networks.

The core theme of this book revolves around workers' networking competence. It emphasizes the distinction between networking competence and other types of competence and explores the various behavioral manifestations associated with it. The frequency of these behaviors serves as a metric for assessing an individual's networking competence level. In-depth analysis is conducted to examine employment-related variables and characteristics that influence networking competence, as well as the impact of networking competence on career success and employability. This research lays the foundation for transformative changes in network organization management, employee relations, and individual career development.

This book is of interest to researchers and students alike, as it provides a valuable approach to solving research problems in management science and offers new instruments for further exploration of networks and networking. It also provides valuable insights to organization managers and employees, offering a comprehensive understanding of management and employment-related trends and providing guidelines for managing network organizations and building careers within social and organizational networks.

Weight: 204g
Dimension: 230 x 154 x 18 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367514884