Social network analysis: An approach and technique for the study of information exchange

Haythornthwaite, Caroline

doi:10.1016/s0740-8188(96)90003-1

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“…Studies nd that those who report weaker, more casual, friendships or work relationship s (e.g., acquaintance or coworker relationships ) engage in fewer, less intimate exchanges and share fewer types of information and support than those who report stronger relationships. More strongly tied pairs include in their exchanges a higher level of intimacy, more selfdisclosure, emotional as well as instrumental exchanges, reciprocity in exchanges, and more frequent interaction (Granovetter, 1982;Haythornthwaite, 1996;Marsden & Campbell, 1984;Walker et al, 1994;Wellman & Gulia, 1999;Wellman et al, 1988). Although some people maintain intimacy without frequent contact, these are primarily kinship relationships .…”

Section: The Nature Of Social Network Tiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strong, Weak, and Latent Ties and the Impact of New Media

Haythornthwaite¹

2002

The Information Society

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New computer media have been portrayed in contradictory ways (Rice, 1999;Wellman et al., 1996). On the one hand, they are seen as providing a reduced cues environment that is ill-suited to emotional, expressive or complex communications , and responsible for longer decision times, anti-social aming behaviors and decreased social involvement (Daft & Lengel, 1986;Finholt & Sproull, 1990;Fish et al., 1993;Kiesler & Sproull, 1992;Kraut et al., 1998;Lea et al., 1992). On the other hand, new media are seen as integrative, connecting disparate others (Constant et al., 1996;Feldman, 1987;Pickering & King, 1995), increasing the involvement of peripheral players (Eveland & Bikson, 1988;Sproull & Kiesler, 1986, 1991, consolidatin g existing connections (Lind & Zmud, 1995), and supporting rich online communities (Jones, 1995(Jones, , 1998Kiesler, 1997;Smith & Kollock, 1999; Sudweeks et al., 1997). These contradiction s make it dif cult to assess the impact of new media, and to plan for its implementation and use. The emphasis on explanations about the impact of electronic media alone often fails to consider that medium in its context, along with more traditional media and face-to-face communications , and the needs and tasks of communicators. Although researchers in communication technology have put forward theories of media use, there is still a need for theories that provide a "framework for synthesis and integration of empirical ndings" (Stein eld & Fulk, 1990, p. 13).This article argues that viewing these results from the perspective of the strength and nature of the social network tie between communicators can help integrate and synthesize these disparate ndings, as well as the use of both electronic and nonelectronic means of communication. The main argument of this article is that the use and impacts of media are dependent on the type of tie connecting communicators. The tie determines the ways, means, and expression of communications , and it determines the motivation, needs, and desires for communication. This perspective begins with the social network tie between communicators and the way in which they 385

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Section: The Nature Of Social Network Tiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strong, Weak, and Latent Ties and the Impact of New Media

Haythornthwaite¹

2002

The Information Society

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“…Social network analysis has been applied in the learning domain to explore the exchange of knowledge or information [14], the effects of teacher presence on the density of a network [19], the cohesion of small groups (in order to identify active groups and isolated nodes) [23], and participation in collaborative learning activities [20].…”

Section: Social Networkmentioning

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Learning within Digital Media: Investigating the Relationships Between Student Citation Networks, Assignment Structures, and Learning Outcomes

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Gruzd

2017

Proceedings of the 50th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2017)

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“…Social network analysis enables examining how different attributes of network structures affect the resource exchange (Haythornthwaite, 1996). Since building insidership position is a way of accessing necessary market-related information and resources, SNA can help to reveal how different network structures affect the value of the insidership.…”

Section: Understanding Loo From Sna Lensesmentioning

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“…For instance, when the uncertainty is high and there is less commonality between the environments of the insider and outsider -including institutional commonalities -it could be beneficial to build an insidership position into densely connected networks. Value of insidership positions can be better understood through revealing network structures and actor positioning which can be revealed with analytical techniques provided by SNA (Haythornthwaite, 1996). The SNA-related measurements given on Table 13.3 will be evaluated in the light of two phenomena: psychic distance and type of necessary knowledge.…”

Section: Understanding Loo From Sna Lensesmentioning

confidence: 99%