Identification of technological gatekeepers in the information technology profession Export

@article{citeulike:3138015, abstract = {Business organizations have become interested in recognizing gatekeepers who may improve business prospects through informal external communication. Past research has identified gatekeepers within organizations, but no technique existed for identifying gatekeepers among groups of people working in an industry, profession, or other external group. This paper develops and tests a simple rule for identifying gatekeepers among members of a profession with a common group of potential interpersonal communication channels. The rule is used to classify gatekeepers among information technology professionals, based on self-reported information dissemination behavior. The rule passes five tests that compare the characteristics and information-seeking strategies of individuals classified using this rule with other members of the profession. The results of the study confirm that self-reported information dissemination behavior can be used to identify gatekeepers among individuals with diverse information-gathering behaviors, but a common group of potential interpersonal communication channels. {\copyright} 1995 John Wiley \& Sons, Inc.}, address = {Graduate School of Management, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands 6009, Western Australia; School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch 6155, Western Australia}, author = {Klobas, Jane E. and Mcgill, Tanya}, citeulike-article-id = {3138015}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(199509)46:8%3C581::AID-ASI6%3E3.0.CO;2-0}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/10050220/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(199509)46:8%3C581::AID-ASI6%3E3.0.CO;2-0}, journal = {Journal of the American Society for Information Science}, keywords = {information\_technology, management}, number = {8}, pages = {581--589}, posted-at = {2008-08-19 21:39:21}, priority = {2}, title = {Identification of technological gatekeepers in the information technology profession}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(199509)46:8%3C581::AID-ASI6%3E3.0.CO;2-0}, volume = {46}, year = {1995} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3138015 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3138015 N2 - Business organizations have become interested in recognizing gatekeepers who may improve business prospects through informal external communication. Past research has identified gatekeepers within organizations, but no technique existed for identifying gatekeepers among groups of people working in an industry, profession, or other external group. This paper develops and tests a simple rule for identifying gatekeepers among members of a profession with a common group of potential interpersonal communication channels. The rule is used to classify gatekeepers among information technology professionals, based on self-reported information dissemination behavior. The rule passes five tests that compare the characteristics and information-seeking strategies of individuals classified using this rule with other members of the profession. The results of the study confirm that self-reported information dissemination behavior can be used to identify gatekeepers among individuals with diverse information-gathering behaviors, but a common group of potential interpersonal communication channels. © 1995 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. IS - 8 JF - Journal of the American Society for Information Science AD - Graduate School of Management, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands 6009, Western Australia; School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Murdoch University, South Street, Murdoch 6155, Western Australia EP - 589 TI - Identification of technological gatekeepers in the information technology profession VL - 46 SP - 581 KW - information_technology KW - management AU - Klobas, Jane AU - Mcgill, Tanya PY - 1995/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1097-4571(199509)46:8%3C581::AID-ASI6%3E3.0.CO;2-0 ER -