This study examined the relationship between re-invention implementation and
employee communication network variables (activity, size, diversity, and integrative
ness) in a field study of 137 employees from a corporate office. In this organization, one
employee discovered an improved method (a re-invention) for using a new computer
system. Multiple regression analysis revealed significant positive relationships be
tween three network factors (network diversity, network integrativeness and network
size) and the speed with which employees implemented the re-invention.
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