Visualization and modeling of structural features of a large organizational email network

Authors:
Benjamin H. Sims;Nikolai Sinitsyn;Stephan J. Eidenbenz
Affiliations:
Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico;Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico;Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Venue:
Proceedings of the 2013 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining
Year:
2013

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Abstract

This paper presents findings from a study of the email network of a large scientific research organization, focusing on methods for visualizing and modeling organizational hierarchies within large, complex network datasets. In the first part of the paper, we find that visualization and interpretation of complex organizational network data is facilitated by integration of network data with information on formal organizational divisions and levels. By aggregating and visualizing email traffic between organizational units at various levels, we derive several insights into how large subdivisions of the organization interact with each other and with outside organizations. In the second part of the paper, we propose a power law model for predicting degree distribution of organizational email traffic based on hierarchical relationships between managers and employees. This model considers the influence of global email announcements sent from managers to all employees under their supervision, and the role support staff play in generating email traffic, acting as agents for managers.