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Today's class provides an introduction to the course. We will introduce all of the participants and discuss some of the logistics for the course. We will also cover basic concepts of social network analysis. Important: prior to class, please download the 32-bit version of UCINET from here, and then run the installation exercise.
Readings
ASN, chapters 1 & 2
Wellman, B. 1988. "Structural Analysis: From Method and Metaphor to Theory and Substance". Pp. 19-61 in Social Structures a Network Approach, edited by Barry Wellman & S.D. Berkowitz. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press. [pdf]
Brass, D. Social Networks in Organizations: Antecedents and Consequences [pdf]
Slides
1 Intro to SNA.pptx
Exercises
Supplementary Readings (optional)
Borgatti, S.P. and Foster, P. 2003. The network paradigm in organizational research: A review and typology. Journal of Management. 29(6): 991-1013 [pdf] [citations]
Borgatti, S.P., Mehra, A., Brass, D. and Labianca, G. (2009). “Network Analysis in the Social Sciences.” Science. Vol. 323. no. 5916, Feb 13, pp. 892 - 895 [abs] [published version] [longer pre-pub version] [citations]
Borgatti, S.P. & Halgin, D.S. (2011). On Network Theory. Organization Science. September/October 2011 22(5):1168-1181 [pdf]
Brass, D.J. 2011. A social network perspective on organizational psychology. In S. W. J. Kozlowski (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Psychology. New York: Oxford University press. [pdf]
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Past slides
intro.pdf (2016)
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