tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218353015398884058.post7272375140067834878..comments2024-02-17T02:20:37.527-06:00Comments on Anne's Spot: IT Multitasking and ProductivityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10353479928793096415noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-218353015398884058.post-53696267309748231472007-03-01T11:22:00.000-06:002007-03-01T11:22:00.000-06:00Hi Anne,Thanks for your blog post and your interes...Hi Anne,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your blog post and your interest in this research. I wanted to give you an update on where we are in the research now...<BR/><BR/>In a subsequent study, we analyzed the *content* of the email messages and found that in fact employees with more diverse social networks did have access to more diverse information (as measured across the content of their email). We also found that this link - between network diversity and information diversity - explained productivity and performance differences: Wokers with access to diverse information through diverse social networks generated more revenue, completed more projects and completed projects faster, controlling for a host of traditional demographic and human capital variables such as age, gender, education, industry experience etc.<BR/><BR/>The paper can be found here:<BR/><BR/>Aral, Sinan and Van Alstyne, Marshall W., "Network Structure & Information Advantage: Structural Determinants of Access to Novel Information and Their Performance Implications" (January 18, 2007). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=958158<BR/><BR/>Best<BR/><BR/>Sinan Aral<BR/>NYu Stern School of Business & MIT Sloan School of ManagementAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com