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Please check the published version for final changes. Early Career Women in Academia: An Exploration of Networking Perceptions Instrumental or evolutionary? Understanding networking of female academics The old saying 'It is not what you know, but also who you know' has a host of implications when it comes to career development strategy and one's career outcomes. This phrase refers to the connecting of (like-minded) people, meaning creating relationships and networks that are a valuable asset as they can provide the individual with support as well as intangible and tangible benefits, like access to information and social resources (Nahapiet and Ghoshal, 1998). Although building relationships and networking is not a novelty for academia, some authors argue it is the

1 Civilna misija sveučilišta podrazumijeva napore akademske zajednice koji se odvijaju kroz istraživanje, nastavu, stručni rad i djelovanje u zajednici njezinih članova, a usmjereni su unapređenju kvalitete života u zajednici i obrazovanju aktivnih i društveno odgovornih građana (Ledić, 2007.).

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