Solidarity as a byproduct of professional collaboration: Social support and trust in a coworking space

Egohoods that segregate. Immigrants, social contexts, and income penalties

“…Moreover, ties can convey both positive and negative resources to individuals. This would require direct empirical network measures (Bravo, Squazzoni, & Boero, 2012;Vacca, Solano, Lubbers, Molina, & McCarty, 2018;Bianchi, Casnici, & Squazzoni, 2018). Indeed, some network characteristics, such as network closure and openness, and the structural position of individuals in more complex networks could have a significant influence on labour market achievements.…”

Solidarity in collaboration networks when everyone competes for the strongest partner: a stochastic actor-based simulation model

“…In order to test that our propositions follow consistently from a set of fundamental behavioral assumptions, we developed an agent-based model (ABM) which reproduced previous findings about expectations of social support from collaboration relationships via trust (Bianchi et al, 2018). We then manipulated the level of agents' resources and neediness in idealized simulation scenarios.…”

“…Although the effect of social network structures on economic behavior has been studied extensively in sociology (see Granovetter, 2017), examining the opposite direction, i.e., how economic exchange relationships between individuals can generate solidarity, has attracted less attention (Bianchi et al, 2018;Kuwabara, 2011;Lawler, Thye, & Yoon, 2008;Molm, Collett, & Schaefer, 2007). However, this is key not only to understand the interplay of social and economic exchange but also to examine important network and organizational processes, as structural interaction constraints, organizational settings and incentives can influence the interplay of economic and social motivations, thereby magnifying or inhibiting collaboration.…”

“…In particular, Lindenberg (1998) has identified the following five patterns of 'solidary behavior' that define the level of solidarity observable in a social group: cooperation in social dilemmas, fairness in resource sharing, support (i.e., provision of costly help) to others in need, avoiding breach temptations, and considerateness in mishap situations (see also Lindenberg et al, 2006). By focusing on support as an instance of 'solidary behavior', Bianchi et al (2018) tested the hypothesis that solidarity can emerge within economic exchanges via trust by empirically observing a network of independent professionals sharing a coworking space. They measured economic exchanges among subjects as professional collaboration networks.…”

“…Previous research has shown that independent professionals collaborating for business-related purposes can develop expectations of receiving support from each other (Bianchi, Casnici, & Squazzoni, 2018) provided that the structure of their collaborations makes learning about each other's trustworthiness possible in risky business-related situations (Molm, Schaefer, & Collett, 2009).…”