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Showing 1 to 20 of 68 for “"network characteristics"”.
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Organizational Collaborative Motivations and Purpose-oriented Networks: Linking Organizational Theories with Network Characteristics
With the significant growth of purpose-oriented networks in the realm of public affairs, the challenges for public and nonprofit organizations in deciding which networks to engage with have also increased. This work explores whether organizations with different collaborative motivations prefer …
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Discontinuance of Innovations: Social Network Characteristics, Product Attributes, and Adopter Traits Related to Post -Adoption Behavior
… discontinuance of innovations: egocentric social network characteristics, innovation attributes, and adopter demographics/use patterns. Discontinuance, the post-adoption rejection of an innovation, is among the least frequently investigated aspects of diffusion of innovations theory (Parthasarathy …
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The impact of network characteristics on the selection of a deadlock detection algorithm for distributed databases
… to implement the algorithms. The impact of the characteristics of the underlying database management system, transaction model, and communications network upon the effectiveness and performance of the proposed deadlock detection algorithms has largely been ignored. It is the intent of this study …
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The network characteristics, the dimensions of network ties, the characteristics of network ties and their impact on managerial effectiveness
This study investigates the impact of network characteristics--size and density--on managerial effectiveness as evaluated by 360-degree performance feedback appraisal. It further examines the mediating impact of network types such as information, advice, friendship, career support and cooperation …
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The effect of personality, emotional intelligence and social network characteristics on sales performance: The mediating roles of market intelligence use, adaptive selling behaviour and improvisation
… manager (1) personality traits, (2) social network characteristics, and (3) emotional intelligence affected their sales performance. I then tested whether these three independent variables affected sales performance through various mediating variables including: (1) market intelligence use, …
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IT IS A SMALL WORLD AND IT IS ONLY GETTING SMALLER: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SOCIAL NETWORK CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTCOMES WHILE ACCOUNTING FOR THE INFLUENCE OF MEDIATORS AND MODERATORS
… I examine outcomes associated with social networks in organizations. Specifically, I consider how two characteristics of social networks (i.e., centrality, tie strength) can affect the performance and satisfaction of employees at work. Then, I explore the role that perceptions of fit (i.e., …
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Disruption Information, Network Topology and Supply Chain Resilience
… new type of quantitative framework for assessing network resilience. This framework includes three basic elements: robustness, recoverability and resilience, which can be assessed with respect to different performance measures. Then we present a comprehensive analysis on how network structure and …
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Expanding the Impact of Peer Networks: Pathways to Turning Points
… the influence of one's adolescent peer network on shaping the pathway to marriage, educational achievement, and job stability. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health allows this investigation to evaluate the level of deviance within one's peer group as well …
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Characteristics of Stakeholder Networks Supporting Institutional Development in Rural Water Service Delivery
Social network analysis was used in combination with qualitative methods to identify characteristics of stakeholder networks that supported cases of institutional development in rural water sectors in Ghana, Malawi, India, Tajikistan, and Bolivia. Institutions studied included local governments, a …
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Maternal Social Networks and Mother-Infant Interactions in Preterm and Fullterm Infants (Support, Density)
… between maternal perceptions of their social networks and mother-infant interactions in 34 mother-preterm dyads and 20 mother-fullterm dyads at six months of age. All preterm infants were of very low birthweight and experienced medical complications. Mothers were interviewed regarding their …
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Entrepreneurial Search, Innovation, and Initiative: The Stage, Network, and Level Analysis
Drawing on the lean startup model, network theory, institutional theory, learning theory, and symbiosis view, this dissertation examines three important issues of entrepreneurship. This dissertation consists of three essays, each focusing on one specific aspect of entrepreneurship, namely: stage, …
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Identifying word categories for diffusion studies in an email social network
… productivity in relation to email social network characteristics, we identify four distinct word categories in a corporate email corpus based on diffusive and informative characteristics. The four categories are "common - everyday", "common - specialized", "event", and "clique" words. …
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Kin and social network structure in two populations of Octodon degus
… groups in two populations as well as social network parameters (association, strength, and clustering coefficient) in order to determine if these aspects of sociality were driven by kinship. I analyzed social network parameters relative to ecological conditions at burrow systems used by …
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Social Networks, Social Support and Psychological Adjustment Among Participants in a Mutual Help Organization for the Mentally Ill
The present research uses social network analysis as a framework in which to study relationships between the structure of the social environment, perceptions of social support and current psychological and social functioning for individuals with a history of severe psychopathology. The sample …
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Storytelling and Networking on Tibet: Relationships between narratives, framing and networks within and between two oppositional issue networks
… online narratives in two competing issue networks concerning Tibet, Tibetan refugees and the Tibet Movement: an issue network in support of the Tibet Movement and an issue network based in the People's Republic of China (PRC) that generates English language propaganda in support of the …
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SOCIAL NETWORK INFLUENCE ON RIDESHARING, DISASTER COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS
The complex topology of real networks allows network agents to change their functional behavior. Conceptual and methodological developments in network analysis have furthered our understanding of the effects of interpersonal environment on normative social influence and social engagement. Social …
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Increasing Railway Efficiency and Capacity Through Improved Operations, Control and Planning
… Model"" that determines which portions of the network (at the subdivision level) need to be upgraded with what kind of capacity improvement options; and (3) an ""Impact Analysis Module"" that evaluates the tradeoff between capital investment and delay cost. Based on network characteristics, …
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Views and behaviours of municipal actors relating to climate change and water management: the case of local municipal water management and social networks
… aim of the thesis was to determine if the advice networks, where the actors receive the bulk of their information from, influenced the actor’s views and behaviours around water management, climate change, and adaptation, using a social network approach. The study area focused on five local …
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BUYER-SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIPS: A CASE INVESTIGATION IN THE RUG AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY
… interorganizational relationships and supply network positions. The nexus supplier framework draws on the supply chain characteristics observed in the automotive industry. The goal of this qualitative case study was to determine the existence of nexus suppliers in the rug and textile …
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Optimal placement and effect of a wind farm on load flow and protection systems in a municipal distribution network
… done on the effects of distributed generation on network characteristics. However, little research has been done on the effects of this distributed generation on current network protection schemes. An IPP has approached a South African municipality regarding the connection of a wind farm that …
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