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DESCRIPTION:Sanaz Mobasseri\n\nBoston University Questrom\n\nThe Causal Eff
 ect of Triadic Closure: How Networks Produce Racial Inequality *\n\nDate: 
 Friday October 11\, 2024\n	Time: 10:30 AM -12:00 PM\n	Location: Virtual\n\nJ
 oin ZOOM\n\n\n	All are cordially invited to attend.\n\n\n\nAbstract:\n\nRes
 earch consistently shows that White employees tend to have larger and more
  advantageous professional networks compared to their Black counterparts. 
 However\, there are competing hy- potheses regarding the drivers of these 
 differences. Drawing on theory about the mechanisms underlying tie formati
 on and the conditions under which racial beliefs are activated within orga
 nizations\, we propose that triadic closure—the process of forming connect
 ions through mutual contacts—drives racial disparities in networks beyond 
 what can be explained by un- equal access or direct individual behaviors (
 e.g.\, homophily). We further predict that these disparities are most like
 ly in high-stakes work contexts\, where heightened work demands and scruti
 ny activate racial beliefs. To test our hypotheses\, we leverage the rando
 m assignment of 2\,984 new hires to initial project teams in a global prof
 essional services firm\, allowing us to causally estimate tie formation ra
 tes in an organizational setting where initial access to ties is randomly 
 distributed. We find that Black and White new hires form ties at similar r
 ates when interacting directly with coworkers\, in the absence of mutual c
 ontacts. However\, Black new hires are significantly less likely to form t
 ies through shared contacts. This racial gap is most pronounced in high-st
 akes contexts\, such as client-facing projects\, where Black employees are
  18% less likely to form ties through shared contacts than their White cou
 nterparts. These re- sults identify the critical effect of triadic closure
  for producing racial disparities in networks. Thus\, it is essential to u
 nderstand how organizational practices of relying on networks for employee
 s’ career success inadvertently produce racial inequality in the workplace
 .\n
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SUMMARY:Organizational Behavior Area Virtual Research Seminar Series: Sanaz
  Mobasseri
URL:/desautels/channels/event/organizational-behavior-
 area-virtual-research-seminar-series-sanaz-mobasseri-360274
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