[SOLUTION] Network Analysis

With your small group, develop a study where you would use network analysis to understand an organizational problem. Keep in mind that you do not have to conduct the study, but you should develop a plan for how you would go about it, if you were to conduct the study. Your plan should answer the questions listed:What is your research question? (What problem are you trying to learn more about?)Why is a network study a good method for learning about this question?What tools will you use to gather your network data?What will the resulting network reflect? (What is the definition of a tie in your network?)What are the possible outcomes you expect to find? (Hypothesize what the map might look like, what does it mean?Here are some readings related to the topic but do not use examples from the articles below. You should find another example use network analysis to understand an organizational problem.Cross, R., Borgatti, S., and Parker, A. (2002). “Making Invisible Work Visible: Using Social Network Analysis to Support Strategic Collaboration.” California Management Review, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 25–46 (full article)Hanneman, R., and Riddle, M. (2005). Introduction to Social Network Methods (PDF). Riverside, CA: University of California, RiversideRead Chapters 1–3; Skim chapters 7–11, paying special attention to network measure definitions.Ibarra, H., and Hunter, M. (2007). “How Leaders Create and Use Networks.” Harvard Business Review, pp.1–9 (full article)Leonardi, P., & Contractor, N. (2018). Better People Analytics: Measure Who They Know, Not Just Who They Are. Harvard Business Review.McDonald, S., Lin, N., & Ao, D. (2009). Networks of opportunity: gender, race, and job leads. Social Problems, 56(3), 385-402. doi: 10.1525/sp.2009.56.3.385

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