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We found that during research
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organizational restructuring events, for
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instance, merger and acquisition, men
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and women tend to react differently. And
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we found that gender homophily is
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intensified.
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Men are making more friends, new friends
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with men. They focus on network
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formation. They try to expand their
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networks by making more new connections
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with with other men. But the women tend
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to focus on their existing networks with
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other women. So, their networks are more
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dense, but stronger. And this has
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consequences for net resources they
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acquire from these networks during
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merger and acquisition because
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during these turbulent times, each woman
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actually provided more resources,
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referred more patients to each other.
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So, women's networks actually provided a
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greater advantage to them during
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turbulent times.
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