One of the most common lenses through which people view uncertain situations is threat/opportunity (Jackson and Dutton 1988). Recent work in this tradition has argued that threat/opportunity encompasses two distinct dimensions: the gain or loss of tangible resources and having control or feeling constrained to take action (George et al. 2006; Ocasio 1995). These dimensions are associated with different social psychological mechanisms, which can fuel both instrumental and expressive network interaction. Instrumental network interaction involves attempts to manage the sources of uncertainty through the acquisition of information and influence (Lin 2001).