Chinonso Anyaehie
The Strength of Weak Ties
In essence, Granovetter’s theory suggests that our acquaintances (weak ties) are often our bridge to the wider world. They connect us to new ideas, opportunities, and social circles…
Understanding degree centrality
Understanding degree centrality is crucial in social network analysis as it provides a fundamental measure of a node’s connectivity and potential influence within the network. However, it’s often…
Understanding Betweenness Centrality
What is Betweenness Centrality? Betweenness centrality is a concept used to understand networks of people or things. It helps us identify the individuals who act as important links…
Key Challenges and Strategies for Publishing Conceptual Papers in Information Systems Research
This podcast episode features a conversation between two experienced Information Systems (IS) researchers, Jan Recker and Nicholas Berente, about the difficulties and strategies involved in writing and publishing…
The Role of Theory in IS Research: A Conversation Between Jan Recker and Nick Berente
This article summarizes a conversation between Jan Recker and Nick Parente about the role of theory in Information Systems (IS) research.
Nahapiet and Ghoshal 1998
Social Capital, Intellectual Capital, and the Organizational Advantage Janine Nahapiet and Sumantra Ghosha Intellectual Capital Social Capital This summary provides a basic understanding of how intellectual and social capital…
Lin and Lo 2015
Mechanisms to motivate knowledge sharing: integrating the reward systems and social network perspectives. Sheng-Wei Lin and Louis Yi-Shih Lo Introduction Research model and hypotheses Social exchange theory and…