The objective of this paper is to illustrate some of the benefits of understanding formal
organizations as multilevel network systems by examining the interdependence between …

Networks have recently become prominent among the mechanisms used to understand
differences between organizations. This is probably a due response to the need for …

Almost without exception, organizations contain a pyramid-shaped formal hierarchy of some
sort. It is also known that organizations harbour frequent informal relations that do not …

Shared memberships, social statuses, beliefs, and places can facilitate the formation of
social ties. Two-mode projections provide a method for transforming two-mode data on …

Organizations contain multiple social foci—settings for interaction providing members with
occasions for structuring their social relations. In this paper we examine how identification …

This paper discusses the conceptualization, measurement, and interpretation of centrality in
affiliation networks. Although centrality is a well-studied topic in social network analysis, and …

Network forms of organization, unlike hierarchies or marketplaces, are agile and are
constantly adapting as new links are added and dysfunctional ones dropped. We review …

This article deals with the application of regression models to observations on relations in
dyads. I address three problems that have troubled past investigations of this sort:(1) how to …

Relational event models expand the analytical possibilities of existing statistical models for
interorganizational networks by:(i) making efficient use of information contained in the …

This paper argues that network analyses of interorganizational relations should begin by
examining the way in which relations are organized at the local level. It posits that systematic …