Do Birds of a Feather Really Flock Together? Ideational Homophily and Development Policy Influence

DO BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER? THE FINANCING OF UK SOFTWARE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS AT THE EARLIER STAGES OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT By Dr

Do Birds of a Feather Trade Together? Homophily in Preferential Trade Agreements Network Introduction

Gender and Personality in Media Rich Interfaces : Do Birds of a Feather Flock Together ?

This research explores how user and interface characteristics can interact to influence decision performance. Specifically, this research examines the effects of gender, personality similarity, and increased levels of information cues on user involvement with a computer-based decision aid. In addition, this research explores the downstream effects of user involvement on decision time, effort, s...

The Cost of Friendship

We investigate how personal characteristics affect people’s desire to collaborate and whether this attraction enhances or detracts from performance in venture capital. We find that venture capitalists who share the same ethnic, educational, or career background are more likely to syndicate with each other. This homophily reduces the probability of investment success, and the detrimental effect ...

Does "birds of a feather flock together" matter - Evidence from a longitudinal study on US-China scientific collaboration

China’s status as a scientific power, particularly in the emerging area of nanotechnology, has become widely accepted in the global scientific community. The role of knowledge spillover in China’s nanotechnology development is generally assumed, albeit without much convincing evidence. Very little has been investigated on the different mechanisms of knowledge spillover. Utilizing both cross-sec...