1. Warming Up!

2. Network Theory COMM2378 TCP Lecturer: Duong Trong Hue Tran Ngoc Son - s3245709 Hoang Duyen Ha - s3245615

3. Social network theory, social network analysis or network analysis Idea of ‘social network’: over a century, complex set of relationships between members of social systems at all scales, from interpersonal to international (Social network analysis: Theory and applications 2011) In 1954, Barnes coined the credible concept of social networks. Origin of Network Theory

4. A social network includes a set of actors (“nodes”) and the relationships (“ties”/ “edges”) between these actors (Wasserman & Faust 1994) A network consists of a set of actors or “nodes” along with a set of “ties” of specified type (such as friendship) that link them (Borgatti & Halgin 2011) Social structure created by communication among individuals and groups (Littlejohn & Foss 2008) Network?

6. Line of Communication

7. FORMAL CEOs Sale Marketing Finance HR A B C D INFORMAL

8. Connections in Organization

9. “Connectedness” The Core Concept Organization Network Group Network Personal Network

10. Network Characteristics Size : Triad Relationship among 3 sides Dyads Direct communication between 2 Global Network Multi stakeholders Subgroups Groups forming organization

11. Multiplexity: multiple functions that the same links within a network can fulfill. E.g.: friendship, sharing information or influence . Network Characteristics

13. Decentralization: more connectedness among members, no one/group not control othersNetwork Characteristics

14. Network Characteristics

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16. Group Activities

18. The nature of organizations Size of organization Organizational culture Factors

19. In real case, how can we apply this theory on organization? Right type of structure Sharing information and exchange resources Enhance social influences Application

20. Borgatti, PS & Halgin, SD 2011, ‘On Network Theory’, Organization Science, Articles in Advance, pp. 1-14. Littlejohn, SW & Foss, KA 2008, ‘Network Theory’, Theories of Human Communication , 9thedn, CengageLearning, Wadsmorth, CA, pp. 260-262. , ‘Organization Theory: Concepts and cases’, 5thedn, Pearson Education Australia, NSW. Malone, T 2004, Making the Decision to Decentralize, 29 March, viewed 13 August 2011, http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4020.html ‘Social connectedness’ 2010, The Social Report, viewed 20 August 2011, <http://socialreport.msd.govt.nz/social-connectedness/>. ‘Social network analysis: Theory and applications’ 2011, WF ED 543 Evaluation of Investments in Workforce Education and Development, 3 January, PENNSTATE University, USA. Wasserman, S & Faust, K 1994, Social network analysis: methods and applications, Cambridge University Press, USA. References