Everyone can talk about networks
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National Innovation Networks
FormalNetworks
Entrepreneurial Networks
Ego Networks Regional
Networks
Infrastructure Networks
Social Networks
FAS.research
ElectronicNetworks
InformalNetworks
Networksof Practice Networked
organization
What is a network?
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A set of actors connected by ties
•Ties/Links−Knowledge, trust,
team, sit by, dislike, etc.
−Alliance, customer, investment, etc.
Tie
•Actors/Nodes−Individuals−Teams,
organizations, etc.
Actor
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Did You Know: Shift Happenshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=pMcfrLYDm2U
• How are these trends affecting you and your organization?
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…with skills in using social media tools to reach out…
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Rey 2008
Communication
Personal Media
Self-expression
Collective Intelligenc
eContent
Production
Liljeros 2006
Swedish hip hop artists
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What is the relationship between networks and
performance?
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Two individuals with the same number of contacts…
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BA
…but with very different access to resources
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BA
Bridging unconnected groups brings advantages
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•More rapid promotions•Greater career mobility•More adaptable to changing environments
Brass, Burt, Podolny & Baron, Sparrowe et al, Gargiulo & Benassi
Performance differs based on one’s network
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Firm A
Lowon-time
HighCreative
Highon-time
Low creative
Teigland 2003
Highcreative
Virtualcommunity
Firm B
…..you “hire” his or her network.
When you hire someone,…
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The strength of weak ties
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Network A’sknowledge Network D’s
knowledge
Network B’sknowledge
Network C’sknowledge
Granovetter 1973
History tends to repeat itself….
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Steam engine
Internal combustion engine
Microelectronics
Late 18th C Late 19th C Late 20th C
Schön 2008
Third industrial revolution?
Trust & reciprocity are essential for knowledge exchange in networks
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More social get-togethers and coffee breaks are not the solution
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Go meet someone different or far away
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Creating new knowledge sources…
ClosedExpensiveComplexAccurate
OpenInexpensiveSimpleClose enough
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