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This is part 2 of looking at node-level measures that characterize a node's ego network. We begin by looking at unobtrusive ways of measuring some DEI concepts. Then we introduce the notion of structural holes.
Readings
ASNR ch 08 (ignore the references to R)
Borgatti. 1997. Structural holes: Unpacking Burt's redundancy measures. Connections 20(1) [html]
Burt, R. Measuring access to structural holes. [pdf]
Exercises
Slides
Video
Supplementary Readings
Brands, R., & Rattan, A. (2021). Use your social network as a tool for social justice. Harvard Business Review. Accessed October, 7. (intended for last time)
Gould, R. & Fernandez, R. 1989. Structures of mediation: A formal approach to brokerage in transaction networks. Sociological Methodology. 19: 89-126. [^pdf]
Obstfeld, D., Borgatti, S., & Davis, J. 2014. Brokerage as a process: Decoupling third party action from social network structure. In Daniel J. Brass, Giuseppe (Joe) Labianca, Ajay Mehra, Daniel S. Halgin, and Stephen P. Borgatti (Eds.) Contemporary Perspectives on Organizational Social Networks. Research in the Sociology of Organizations. Emerald Publishing: Bradford, UK. [pdf]
Spring is here! Go see the Lexington Cemetery. The picture below was taken a few years ago in April.Â
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