Participation and engagement in inter-organizational groups: Synthesising social network analysis with ethnography to evaluate social capital

Participation and engagement in inter-organizational groups: Synthesising social network analysis with ethnography to evaluate social capital

Butcher, T, Scriven, P, O'Reilly, S, Chan, C and Pereira, S 2011, 'Participation and engagement in inter-organizational groups: Synthesising social network analysis with ethnography to evaluate social capital', in Irwin King, Igor Hawryszkiewycz (ed.) Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Computing and its Applications (SCA 2011), United States, 12-14, December, 2011.

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Title	Participation and engagement in inter-organizational groups: Synthesising social network analysis with ethnography to evaluate social capital
Author(s)	Butcher, T Scriven, P O'Reilly, S Chan, C Pereira, S
Year	2011
Conference name	International Conference on Social Computing and its Applications (SCA 2011)
Conference location	United States
Conference dates	12-14, December, 2011
Proceedings title	Proceedings of the International Conference on Social Computing and its Applications (SCA 2011)
Editor(s)	Irwin King, Igor Hawryszkiewycz
Publisher	IEEE
Place of publication	United States
Abstract	A network ethnography methodology was developed to understand and explain the influence of social capital on social network structures. This approach was applied to an inter-organizational technology cooperation group to identify causes of low group participation and engagement and opportunities to increase those factors. A cluster of key actors at the core of the group was found to hold the majority of the social capital, which is viewed as both a current constraint and a future opportunity. The methodology is evaluated with a view continuing its development.
Subjects	Business and Management not elsewhere classified
Keyword(s)	social network analysis ethnography network ethnography inter-organizational networks social capital participation engagement methodology
Copyright notice	2011 IEEE

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