Characteristics and External Orientations of Boundary Spanning Individuals
- 1 March 1981
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal
- Vol. 24 (1), 83-98
- https://doi.org/10.5465/255825
Abstract
This field study investigates the characteristics of internal communication stars, the characteristics of boundary spanning individuals, and the extent to which boundary spanning individuals span multiple communication boundaries. The characteristics of boundary spanning individuals were found to be contingent on their subunit's work and on the information boundary they span. There is substantial boundary role overlap.Keywords
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