In this paper, we investigate the processes of boundary spanning across subunits within
organizational networks. We hypothesize that patterns of advice across organizational …

One way to think about social networks is as social structures built from the bottom up
through combinations of simpler components defined in terms of local configurations of ties …

Theoretical accounts of network ties between organizations emphasize the interdependence
of individual intentions, opportunities, and actions embedded in local configurations of …

In this study we examine the structural logic underlying complex intraorganizational
networks. Drawing on different propositions about structural regularities in networks and …

The mechanisms by which social networks and organizational vocabularies combine jointly
to affect communication patterns across organizational boundaries remain largely …

The central argument of network research is that actors are embedded in networks of
interconnected social relationships that offer opportunities for and constraints on behavior …

Social networks are often structured in such a way that there are gaps, or “structural holes,”
between regions. Some actors are in the position to bridge or span these gaps, giving rise to …

Triadic closure has been conceptualized and measured in a variety of ways, most famously
the clustering coefficient. Existing extensions to affiliation networks, however, are sensitive to …

Triadic configurations are fundamental to many social structural processes and provide the
basis for a variety of social network theories and methodologies. This paper addresses the …

This paper examines the use of individual, dyadic and system-level analyses in the study of
relational data in organizational networks. We argue that dyadic analyses are particularly …