Network brokerage research has grown rapidly in recent decades, spanning the boundaries
of multiple social science disciplines as well as diverse research areas within management …

Data on social networks may be gathered for all ties linking elements of a closed population
(“complete” network data) or for the sets of ties surrounding sampled individual units …

The digitalization phenomenon is leveraging new relationship models through the entire
supply chain network. In this outlook, blockchain is a cutting-edge technology that is already …

Egocentric network analysis is used widely across the social sciences, especially in
anthropology, political science, economics, and sociology, and is increasingly being …

This paper provides a general overview on different perspectives and studies on social
cohesion, offers a definition of social cohesion that is deeply rooted in current literature, and …

Archival research methods include a broad range of activities applied to facilitate the
investigation of documents and textual materials produced by and about organizations. In its …

Social media are becoming ubiquitous and need to be managed like all other forms of
media that organizations employ to meet their goals. However, social media are …

Because e-WOM is one of the useful digital marketing elements for any organization, a
better understanding of its process will help individuals take more advantage of this concept …

Relationships and the pattern of relationships have a large and varied influence on both
individual and group action. The fundamental distinction of social network analysis research …

'Transnationalism'refers to multiple ties and interactions linking people or institutions across
the borders of nation-states. This book surveys the broader meanings of transnationalism …