SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS OF FOUR DEPARTMENTS IN THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

Chu Keong Lee and Jee Foon Wee
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Chu Keong Lee: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Jee Foon Wee: Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Chapter 8 in Creating Collaborative Advantage Through Knowledge and Innovation, 2007, pp 119-134 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractSocial network analysis was performed by examining the co-authorship patterns of authors from four departments at the National University of Singapore whose work was published in 2004. A tie between two authors was established when they co-authored a paper. From the results, inferences were made regarding the social cohesiveness and the level of social capital in networks. It is argued that social network analysis can be used for three purposes: (1) to identify research networks and the inner and outer circle of an author's professional acquaintances; (2) to map the structural dimension of the social capital; and (3) to identify emergent communities of practice. Lastly, avenues for further research are proposed.

Keywords: Collaboration Innovation; Knowledge Creation; Relationship; Social Networks; Knowledge Discovery; Knowledge Organization (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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