Research Interests

Social Networks and Careers; Strategic Human Resource Management; Job Mobility; Labor Markets; Learning and Innovation

Publications

Brandy Aven and Evelyn Zhang. 2016. “Social Distance and Knowledge Transformation: The effects of social network distance on organizational learning,” Sociological Science. 3, 1103-1131.

Working Papers

Evelyn Zhang. Exploring the Effects of Newcomers on Incumbents. Revise and Resubmit at Organization Science.

Evelyn Zhang, Brandy Aven, and Adam M. Kleinbaum. Exploring Gender Difference in Networks Following Mobility. Revise and Resubmit at Administrative Science Quarterly.

Tiziana Casciaro, Francesca Gino, Bill McEvily, and Evelyn Zhang. Piqued Curiosity. Reject and Resubmit at Administrative Science Quarterly (Authors contributed equally).

Evelyn Zhang, Adina Sterling, and Brandy Aven. Shifting Modalities: Social Networks, Intra-Organizational Mobility, and Performance. Manuscript in revision.

Selected Work in Progress

Evelyn Zhang, Brandy Aven, and Ming D. Leung. Disentangling Tie Formation: The Effects of Preference versus Role Homophily. Manuscript in preparation.

Ishani Aggarwal, Toshio Murase, Evelyn Zhang, Anita Woolley, and Brandy Aven. What Makes Fluid Teams Efficient? A Multi-level Exploration of Environmental, Team, and Member Characteristics in an Emergency Room Setting. Writing Stage.

Tiziana Casciaro, Bill McEvily, and Evelyn Zhang. Gender Solidarity? How Women Judge Other Women in the Workplace. Data Analysis Stage.

Winnie Jiang and Evelyn Zhang. Physical Threat, Work Meaningfulness, and Employment Mobility of Physicians in China. Data Collection Stage.