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