<i>Tertius Iungens</i>Brokerage and Transnational Intersectoral Cooperation

Collins-Dogrul, Julie

doi:10.1177/0170840612445118

Cited by 30 publications

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“…In the organizations literature, this same role is referred to with a variety of terms from boundary spanners (Aldrich and Herker, 1977;Friedman and Podolny, 1992), bridging organizations (Brown, 1998, Hahn et. al., 2006, broker organization (Chaskin, 2001), and many others (Collins-Dogrul, 2012). These brokers can profit from increased exposure to different ideas, knowledge, or resources (Burt 2001), boosted reputations and influence (Heaney 2006), and monopolizing communication pathways (Chaskin 2001).…”

Section: Brokerage In One-mode Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Two-mode brokerage in policy networks

Jasny

Lubell

2015

Social Networks

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Gould and Fernandez (1989) developed a widely used operationalization of brokerage for onemode networks. The basic idea of brokerage is that the central actor or 'broker' benefits from spanning the gap (or structural hole) between two disconnected parties. However, it is not always advantageous to limit the systems studied to only one mode. We develop an operationalization of two-mode brokerage in which we can classify the structures according the heterogeneity of the types of actors involved. We apply this conception to water policy networks in the San Joaquin-Sacramento River Delta in California where two-mode networks represent organizations participating in multiple policy institutions. The potential benefits of brokerage are high in these types of fragmented systems where multiple institutions and organizations are involved with policy decisions. Of particular interest is the role of collaborative institutions, which are hypothesized to broker the most heterogeneous structures. We use our two-mode version of brokerage to construct a scale of brokerage from most homogeneous to most heterogeneous. This scale lets us categorize both the role of these collaborative institutions as well as the importance of brokerage in the system overall.

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Section: Brokerage In One-mode Networkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Two-mode brokerage in policy networks

Jasny

Lubell

2015

Social Networks

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“…PNIs À who are required to participate in at least three projects À connect projects more than CNIs who are usually more junior. Participation in multiple projects expands the PNIs' networks, increases their centrality, places them in bridging positions, and leads to communication advantages (Collins-Dogrul, 2012). Because such higher-level GRAND members bridge inter-group communication across projects, they are able to contact other project members in shorter times and at lower costs.…”

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Networking Scholars in a Networked Organization

Wellman¹,

Dimitrova²,

Hayat³

et al. 2014

Contemporary Perspectives on Organizational Social Networks

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Long-standing traditions of long-distance collaboration and networking make scholars a good test case for differentiating hype and reality in distributed, networked organizations. Our study of Canadian scholars in the GRAND research networks finds that they function more as connected individuals and less as members of a single bounded work group, often meeting their needs by tapping into diversified, loosely knit networks. Their internet use interpenetrates with in-person contact: the more they use one, the more they use the other. Despite digital networking, local proximity is important for collaboration and seniority for inter-team and interdisciplinary boundary spanning.

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“…While successful French connectors do have networks rich in structural holes (Burt et al, 2000;Zaheer and Bell, 2005), our research confirms a slight preference on the part of the French elite business community for more homogenous ties (or closure relationships), as against the more heterogeneous ties (or bridging relationships) favored by the British. Against this, we demonstrate here that a significant proportion of the French elite act as boundary spanners, brokering relationships with others from more distant parts of the wider network (Collins-Dogrul, 2012). Moreover, the integration of the French elite in the Eurozone, we concede, has potentially favored bridge-building relationships while at the same time weakening national embeddedness (Howarth, 2013).…”

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“…Structural holes, conceived by Burt (1992), are essentially indirect connections in a network which, if bridged, can furnish a distinct advantage (Collins-Dogrul, 2012;Zaheer and Bell, 2005). Burt et al (2000, p. 141) explain this as follows:…”

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confidence: 99%

Elite connectivity and concerted action in French organization

Maclean

Harvey

2014

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

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Purpose -The purpose of this study is to explore some of the distinctive features of organizing and organization in France which set it apart from organization in other nations, and which are fundamental to its modus operandi. In particular, this article is concerned with elite connectivity and concerted action by elite "connectors". Design/methodology/approach -The research underpinning this article stems from a cross-national comparative project on business elites and corporate governance in France and the UK. This has three dimensions, being quantitative, qualitative and case study-based. Concerted action by the ruling elite is explored through two illustrative vignettes: the ousting from office of Jean-Marie Messier and State-sponsored expansion as pursued by EDF. Both examples shed light on the French business elite's response to globalization and the development of international business. Findings -The paper finds elite cohesion to be achieved quite differently in the two countries. In addition, it finds that the ties that bind French connectors tend to be strong and institutionally based. Practical implications -The case of EDF suggests that the most ambitious of State-sponsored strategies can also be the most successful. It implies that elite ideologies in France have deviated relatively little from sentiments expressed by Rousseau and de Gaulle concerning the primacy of the national interest and the conviction that firms can serve as an (expansionist) instrument of the nation. The Messier case illuminates the pattern of close relationships among the French business elite. It demonstrates how a strategy of expansion may come unstuck when it is not grounded in the customary modes of business regulation. Originality/value -This research confirms a slight preference on the part of the French business elite for more homogenous ties. Against this, the paper demonstrates that a significant proportion of the French elite act as boundary spanners, brokering relationships with others from more distant parts of the wider network. The integration of the French elite in the Eurozone has potentially favored bridge-building relationships and weakened national embeddedness. This may contribute to the decline of indigenous interlocks, while promoting the further internationalization of top management teams. The implications of this for organizational strategy, firm survival and economic performance form an agenda for future research.

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Tertius IungensBrokerage and Transnational Intersectoral Cooperation

Cited by 30 publications

References 49 publications

Two-mode brokerage in policy networks

Two-mode brokerage in policy networks

Networking Scholars in a Networked Organization

Elite connectivity and concerted action in French organization

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