Neighbor networks : competitive advantage local and personal / Ronald S. Burt.
There is a moral to this book, a bit of Confucian wisdom often ignored in social network analysis: "Worry not that no one knows you, seek to be worth knowing." This advice is contrary to the usual social network emphasis on securing relations with well-connected people. Neighbor Networks e...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2010.
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| Summary: | There is a moral to this book, a bit of Confucian wisdom often ignored in social network analysis: "Worry not that no one knows you, seek to be worth knowing." This advice is contrary to the usual social network emphasis on securing relations with well-connected people. Neighbor Networks examines the cases of analysts, bankers, and managers, and finds that rewards, in fact, do go to people with well-connected colleagues. Look around your organization. The individuals doing well tend to be affiliated with well-connected colleagues. However, the advantage obvious to the naked eye is mi. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xx, 389 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 366-385) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191570988 0191570982 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |