Dissonant Ties in Intraorganizational Networks: Why Individuals Seek Problem-Solving Assistance from Difficult Colleagues

@article{Brennecke2020DissonantTI,
  title={Dissonant Ties in Intraorganizational Networks: Why Individuals Seek Problem-Solving Assistance from Difficult Colleagues},
  author={Julia Brennecke},
  journal={Academy of Management Journal},
  year={2020},
  volume={63},
  pages={743-778}
}
  • J. Brennecke
  • Published 29 June 2020
  • Business
  • Academy of Management Journal
This paper investigates employees seeking problem-solving assistance from colleagues with whom they find it difficult to work. In so doing, the paper introduces the construct of “dissonant ties”: n... 
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