Gender, network recall, and structural holes

Research
Organizational behavior

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Women tend to remember social connections better than men, thanks to a mental shortcut called the closure schema.
This strategy, shaped by socialization, works best in cohesive networks.
It’s not biological, but socially constructed.
This helps explain why women are underrepresented in network broker roles.
Managers should consider these biases to better train and value all talents.

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closure schema, cognitive biases, gender differences, link perception, managerial implication, network brokers, network structure, professional networks, social memory, socialization

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GONZÁLEZ-GÓMEZ Hélena
Professor
NEOMA Business School

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