The Power of Reconnection - How Dormant Ties Can Surprise You

MIT Sloan Management Review, 52(3): 45–50

Posted: 9 Apr 2011 Last revised: 16 Jun 2013

Date Written: 2011

Abstract

The Web has made it easier than ever to reconnect with long-lost professional colleagues. Does it pay to do so? New research says yes - and suggests that every smart manager should try.

Keywords: Dormant ties, social capital, networking

Suggested Citation

Levin, Daniel Z. and Walter, Jorge and Murnighan, John Keith, The Power of Reconnection - How Dormant Ties Can Surprise You (2011). MIT Sloan Management Review, 52(3): 45–50 , Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1805027

Daniel Z. Levin (Contact Author)

Rutgers Business School - Newark and New Brunswick ( email )

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Jorge Walter

The George Washington University - School of Business ( email )

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John Keith Murnighan

Northwestern University, Harold H. Hines Jr. Distinguished Professor of Risk Management (deceased) ( email )

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Evanston, IL 60208
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