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Effects Of Networking On Career Success by Hans-Georg Wolff & Klaus Moser of University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Networking has been linked to career success in previous research. However, prior studies rely on concurrent or retrospective designs that do not account for change over time or direction of influence. This study uses a longitudinal design to examine the dynamic effects of networking on objective and subjective career success. The authors surveyed German employees over three years, measuring networking behaviors and career outcomes. Multilevel analyses show that networking relates to concurrent salary levels and growth in salary over time, supporting the hypothesis that networking leads to increased objective career success. Networking also relates to concurrent career satisfaction, though not its growth, partially supporting hypotheses about subjective career success. This research provides stronger evidence for networking's causal influence on career success and a dynamic perspective on how these relationships change
