A face(book) in the crowd: social Searching vs. social browsing
CSCW '06 Proceedings of the 2006 20th anniversary conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Inferring stable genetic networks from steady-state data
Automatica (Journal of IFAC)
Developer Heterogeneity and Formation of Communication Networks in Open Source Software Projects
Journal of Management Information Systems
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This study uses social capital theory and social network analysis to explore how relations in an online academic communication network impact the overall structure of that network. Social network analysis is a particularly advantageous methodological tool for linking changes in microlevel choices to macrolevel structural alterations. Results indicate the online communication network's structure exists independent of changes in communication ties. Specifically degree centrality, betweenness centrality, and clique formation indicated communication ties are initiated and discontinued over a 7-month timeframe. However, the dynamic nature of the microlevel communication choices does not mirror the quasi-stable structure of the online network. Results provide avenues for future research.