… the social capital of struc tural holes, and the contradiction between network closure and
structural holes can be resolved in a more general network model of social capital. Brokerage …

… is more a function of brokerage across structural holes than closure within a network, but …
social capital, so I focus on Coleman’s prediction that network closure creates social capital. I …

… The literature has highlighted network closure and structural holes as the divergent mechanisms
underlying such advantageous locations in a social network. On one hand, as cohesive …

… I begin broadly with social capital in metaphor, get more … network mechanisms that define
social capital in theory (contagion, prominence, closure, and brokerage across structural holes)…

… Variable exposure to structural holes is the foundation for network models of social capital
and a fulcrum for … The social capital of structural holes comes from the opportunities that …

… Burt, RS Structural holes versus network closure as social capital. Pp 31-56 in Social Capital:
Theory and Research (edited by Lin, N., Cook, KS and Burt, RS), Aldine Press, Chicago, …

… To examine this issue we focus on three key elements of the team members’ social network:
direct ties, indirect ties and structural holes. Results from empirical analysis of OSS projects …

… the social capital of structural holes, and the contradiction between network closure and
structural holes can be resolved in a more general network model of social capital. Brokerage …

… advantages of network closure versus structural holes in the generation of social capital. …
a comprehensive model of how network closure and structural holes operate in the context …

… Others of us may be predisposed to seek network closure amongst our weak tie partners. In
other words, the various structural components of the two theories may be distributed across …