1997 Volume 5 Issue 3 Pages 1-18
In this paper, we explore the properties of organizational communication networks of female employees and discuss their implications for how management could motivate their female employees to be more active in organizations. Using data obtained through surveys and interviews, two properties of communication network are found. First, the female employee who is successfully involved in organizations has a certain kind of communicative disposition, according to which she accesses communication channels throughout the entire organization. Second, the female employee in this disposition autonomously commits herself to her job and attains job satisfaction. On the basis of this analysis, we propose organizational systems which stimulate more active communication and, thereby, more commitment to the organization by female employees.
