Lay Theories of Networking: A Motivational Psychology of Networking

Kuwabara, Ko; Hildebrand, Claudius Alexander; Zou, Xi

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“…Understanding members’ motivation for joining a network and participating in activities is also important to tailor events and activities to meet members’ needs. In general, motivations for networking include building social capital [ 21 ], enhancing knowledge and learning, promoting skills development, and to facilitate career success [ 22 ]. People are more likely to become deeply engaged with a network that aligns with their expectations and provides tangible resources to help them reach their goals.…”

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Evaluation of a Virtual Networking Event for Emerging Women Leaders in Global Health

Iyengar

Ehrlich

Chung

et al. 2022

Annals of Global Health

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Background: Networks are critical for leadership development, but not all networks and networking activities are created equally. Women and people of color face unique challenges accessing networks, many of which were exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Virtual platforms offer opportunities for global professionals to connect and can be better tailored to meet the needs of different groups. As part of the Consortium of Universities for Global Health annual meeting in 2021, we organized a networking session to provide a networking space for emerging women leaders in global health (i.e. trainees, early career professionals, and/or those transitioning to the field). Objectives: We evaluated the virtual networking session to better understand participants’ perception of the event and its utility for professional growth and development. Methods: We distributed online surveys to participants immediately after the event and conducted a 3-month follow-up. Out of 225 participant, 24 responded to both surveys and their data was included in the analysis. We conducted descriptive quantitative analysis for multiple choice and Likert scale items; qualitative data was analyzed for themes. Findings: Participants represented 8 countries and a range of organizations. Participants appreciated the structure of the networking session; all participants agreed that they met someone from a different country and most indicated they had plans to collaborate with a new connection. When asked if the event strengthened their network and if they will keep in touch with new people, most participants strongly agreed or agreed in both surveys. However, after the follow-up, participants noted challenges in sustaining connections including lack of follow-up and misaligned expectations of networks. Conclusions: The virtual networking event brought together women in global health from diverse backgrounds. This study found that while networking events can be impactful in enhancing professional networks, ensuring sustained connections remains a challenge. This study also suggests that measures to increase the depth and meaningfulness of these connections in a virtual setting and enabling post-event collaboration can help networks become more inclusive and sustainable.

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Evaluation of a Virtual Networking Event for Emerging Women Leaders in Global Health

Iyengar

Ehrlich

Chung

et al. 2022

Annals of Global Health

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“…To this end, the main innovation of this study lies in exploring how motivational psychology [22] can be exploited for designing a P2P energy trading technique in order to bridge the gap between the research and development of P2P energy trading by providing an insight into how prosumers can be motivated to participate. In doing so, we have made the following contributions in this paper:…”

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A motivational game-theoretic approach for peer-to-peer energy trading in the smart grid

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Peer-to-peer trading in energy networks is expected to be exclusively conducted by the prosumers of the network with negligible influence from the grid. This raises the critical question: how can enough prosumers be encouraged to participate in peer-to-peer trading so as to make its operation sustainable and beneficial to the overall electricity network? To this end, this paper proposes how a motivational psychology framework can be used effectively to design peer-to-peer energy trading to increase user participation. To do so, first, the state-of-the-art of peer-to-peer energy trading literature is discussed by following a systematic classification, and gaps in existing studies are identified. Second, a motivation psychology framework is introduced, which consists of a number of motivational models that a prosumer needs to satisfy before being convinced to participate in energy trading. Third, a game-theoretic peer-to-peer energy trading scheme is developed, its relevant properties are studied, and it is shown that the coalition among different prosumers is a stable coalition. Fourth, through numerical case studies, it is shown that the proposed model can reduce carbon emissions by 18.38% and 9.82% in a single day in Summer and Winter respectively compared to a feed-in-tariff scheme. The proposed scheme is also shown to reduce the cost of energy up to 118 ¢ and 87 ¢ per day in Summer and Winter respectively. Finally, how the outcomes of the scheme satisfy all the motivational psychology models is discussed, which subsequently shows its potential to attract users to participate in energy trading.

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A Motivational Game-Theoretic Approach for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading in the Smart Grid

Tushar

Saha

Yuen

et al. 2020

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Lay Theories of Networking: A Motivational Psychology of Networking

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Evaluation of a Virtual Networking Event for Emerging Women Leaders in Global Health

Evaluation of a Virtual Networking Event for Emerging Women Leaders in Global Health

A motivational game-theoretic approach for peer-to-peer energy trading in the smart grid

A Motivational Game-Theoretic Approach for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading in the Smart Grid

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