Structural, communicative, and relational attributes of transactive memory (TM) affect the expertise and influence job seekers perceive in their job information networks. Using a sample of U.S. job seekers (N = 285), we found perceived expertise and influence varied across structural attributes (both source status and bridging ability) and relational attributes (emotional closeness) of job search sources. Communicative attributes (communication frequency) were associated with influence, but not expertise. In addition, we found a significant divergence in perceived influence across different sources. This study contributes to an understanding of job information networks, extends transactive memory to a socio-technical context, and adds influence as a meaningful outcome of transactive memory systems.

事务性记忆（TM）的结构，通信和关系属性会影响专业知识，并影响求职者在其工作信息网络中的认知。使用美国求职者样本（N = 285），我们发现，求职者的专业知识和影响力在结构属性（来源状态和桥接能力）和关系属性（情感亲密度）之间有所不同。交流属性（交流频率）与影响力相关，但与专业知识无关。此外，我们发现不同来源的感知影响力存在显着差异。这项研究有助于理解工作信息网络，将事务性记忆扩展到社会技术环境中，并增加影响作为事务性记忆系统的有意义的结果。