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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0199691916
ISBN-13
9780199691913
eBay Product ID (ePID)
103022398
Product Key Features
Book Title
Neighbor Networks : Competitive Advantage Local and Personal
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Business Communication / General, General, Strategic Planning
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Business & Economics
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
22.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Reviews
The core contribution of Neighbor Networks is the rich detail devoted to explaining when it matters to be connected to well-connected others. Theoretically, the book explains how the social capital benefits accruing to individuals are largely the result of their immediate networks. Empirically, the book offers a bevy of evidence in support of these claims. The contribution also delineates the cases of closure in neighbour networks (and the effects of such closure onreputation and relationship development) and the benefits of having a strategic partner inside a neighbor network. This is a fine book of interest to graduate students and researchers across the social sciences., 'If you are a network specialist, or want to become one, there are three reasons why you should read this book. First, it relies on an exhaustive review of literatureThis book will provide you with an accurate picture of the works and authors that really matter in the field The other reasons have more to do with the findings themselves... Even if you are not a network specialist and do not wish to become one, there are also three reasons why you should likethe book. First you can read it as a textbook case study about theory building and learn interesting lessons... The second reason is that this book also presents a number of inspiring ideas and tips on how to use graphical representations and descriptive statistics to make your point, as well as on howto check for patterns in your data and examine rival explanations.'Barthélémy Chollet, M@n@gement vol 13, no 5, 'If you are a network specialist, or want to become one, there are three reasons why you should read this book. First, it relies on an exhaustive review of literatureThis book will provide you with an accurate picture of the works and authors that really matter in the field The other reasonshave more to do with the findings themselves... Even if you are not a network specialist and do not wish to become one, there are also three reasons why you should like the book. First you can read it as a textbook case study about theory building and learn interesting lessons... The second reasonis that this book also presents a number of inspiring ideas and tips on how to use graphical representations and descriptive statistics to make your point, as well as on how to check for patterns in your data and examine rival explanations.' Barthelemy Chollet, M@n@gement vol 13, no 5, Burt ... has an impressive ability to establish connections between "classical" theories and to show how they relate to network concepts. Would you expect a book about social networks to rely on references as varied as Weber, Veblen, Durkheim, Von Hayek, McClelland, and many others? Burt is not merely theorizing on brokerage across social groups; he is one of the brokers that are described in the book. A broker who spans structural holes across disciplines, questions theories andlevels of analysis, and who combines all this in a theory of his own., "There are many interesting sidebars in this dense foray into managerial networks, including a large number in appendices. To understand the limits of structural analysis I recommend reading this book, which is full of topics that will lend themselves to new research." --American Journal of Sociology
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
658.4095
Table Of Content
Prologue1. IntroductionPart I: Establishing Secondhand Brokerage2. Process Clues in Network Spillover3. Balkanized Networks4. More Connected NetworksPart II: Testing the Perimeter5. Industry Networks6. Closure and Stability7. Mishpokhe, NotPart III: Exploring Implications8. Bent PreferencesAppendices and References
Synopsis
There is a moral to this book, a bit of Confucian wisdom often ignored in social network analysis: "Worry not that no one knows you, seek to be worth knowing." In this book Burt builds on his celebrated work to examine the cases of analysts, bankers, and managers, and find that rewards, in fact, do go to people with well-connected colleagues., There is a moral to this book, which was awarded the 2011 George R. Terry Book Award, a bit of Confucian wisdom often ignored in social network analysis: "Worry not that no one knows you, seek to be worth knowing." This advice is contrary to the usual social network emphasis on securing relations with well-connected people. Neighbor Networks examines the cases of analysts, bankers, and managers, and finds that rewards, in fact, do go to people with well-connected colleagues. Look around your organization. The individuals doing well tend to be affiliated with well-connected colleagues. However, the advantage obvious to the naked eye is misleading. It disappears when an individual's own characteristics are held constant. Well-connected people do not have to affiliate with people who have nothing to offer. This book shows that affiliation with well-connected people adds stability but no advantage to a person's own connections. Advantage is concentrated in people who are themselves well connected. This book is a trail of argument and evidence that leads to the conclusion that individuals make a lot of their own network advantage. The social psychology of networks moves to center stage and personal responsibility emerges as a key theme. In the end, the social is affirmed, but with an emphasis on individual agency and the social psychology of networks. The research gives new emphasis to Coleman's initial image of social capital as a forcing function for human capital. This book is for academics and researchers of organizational and network studies interested in a new angle on familiar data, and as a supplemental reading in graduate courses on social networks, stratification, or organizations. A variety of research settings are studied, and diverse theoretical perspectives are taken. The book's argument and evidence are supported by ample appendices for readers interested in background details., There is a moral to this book, a bit of Confucian wisdom often ignored in social network analysis: "Worry not that no one knows you, seek to be worth knowing." This advice is contrary to the usual social network emphasis on securing relations with well-connected people. Neighbor Networks examines the cases of analysts, bankers, and managers, and finds that rewards, in fact, do go to people with well-connected colleagues. Look around your organization. The individuals doing well tend to be affiliated with well-connected colleagues. However, the advantage obvious to the naked eye is misleading. It disappears when an individual's own characteristics are held constant. Well-connected people do not have to affiliate with people who have nothing to offer. This book shows that affiliation with well-connected people adds stability but no advantage to a person's own connections. Advantage is concentrated in people who are themselves well connected. This book is a trail of argument and evidence that leads to the conclusion that individuals make a lot of their own network advantage. The social psychology of networks moves to center stage and personal responsibility emerges as a key theme. In the end, the social is affirmed, but with an emphasis on individual agency and the social psychology of networks. The research gives new emphasis to Coleman's initial image of social capital as a forcing function for human capital. This book is for academics and researchers of organizational and network studies interested in a new angle on familiar data, and as a supplemental reading in graduate courses on social networks, stratification, or organizations. A variety of research settings are studied, and diverse theoretical perspectives are taken. The book's argument and evidence are supported by ample appendices for readers interested in background details.
LC Classification Number
HD69.S8
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