Theories of Communication Networks

Name: Theories of Communication Networks
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ISBN: 9780195160376

ISBN-10: 0195160371

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Edition: 2002

Authors: Peter R. Monge, Noshir Contractor

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To date, most network research contains one or more of five major problems. First, it tends to be atheoretical, ignoring the various social theories that contain network implications. Second, it explores single levels of analysis rather than the multiple levels out of which most networks are comprised. Third, network analysis has employed very little the insights from contemporary complex systems analysis and computer simulations. Foruth, it typically uses descriptive rather than inferential statistics, thus robbing it of the ability to make claims about the larger universe of networks. Finally, almost all the research is static and cross-sectional rather than dynamic. Theories of…

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List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/27/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 432
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English




Networks and Flows in Organizational Communication



The Multitheoretical, Multilevel Framework



Network Concepts, Measures, and the Multitheoretical, Multilevel Analytical Framework



Communication and Knowledge Networks as Complex Systems



Computational Modeling of Networks



Social Theories for Studying Communication Networks



Theories of Self-Interest and Collective Action



Contagion, Semantic, and Cognitive Theories



Exchange and Dependency Theories



Homophily, Proximity, and Social Support Theories



Evolutionary and Coevolutionary Theories



Integration



MultiTheoretical, Multilevel Models of Communication and Other Organizational Networks


Appendix: Data Sets Used in Chapter 2


References


Author Index


Subject Index