Table 3 Differences between part-time workers (PT) and full-time workers (FT) in characteristics of ego networks, controlling for team size (two groups of full-time workers :in teams with part-time workers and in teams with full-timers only)

Part-time workers (N = 77)

Full-time workers in team with PT workers (N = 105)

Full-time workers in team with FT workers only (N = 44)

DifferencePt -Ft in Pt-team

DifferencePt -Ft only

DifferenceFt in Pt-team – Ft only

Consulting networks

Network size

6.51 (0.4)

6.35 (0.4)

5.24 (0.6)

.60

.09

.13

Reach efficiency

21.10 (2.3)

23.20 (2.3)

30.10 (3.7)

.02

.05

.14²

< Daily contacts^a

60.61 (7.1)

64.10 (7.0)

51.68 (7.2)

.48

.21

.09

Communication networks

Network size

7.68 (0.3)

7.36 (0.3)

7.30¹ (0.4)

.16

.44

.91

Reach efficiency

17.37 (1.7)

17.81 (1.7)

22.68 (2.8)

.04

.12²

.16²

< Daily contacts^a

40.49 (5.4)

40.63 (5.4)

22.12 (9.1)

.97

.04

.04

Intended trust networks

Network size

7.75 (0.2)

7.53 (0.2)

7.47¹ (0.3)

.16

.51

.88

Reach efficiency

17.18 (1.7)

17.56 (1.7)

22.29 (2.7)

.02

.12²

.15²

Probably sharing confidential matters^a

68.45 (9.0)

68.88 (8.9)

69.02 (7.9)

.98

.94

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