Programa

Social Network Analysis

Licenciatura Bolonha em Finance

Licenciatura Bolonha em Economics

Licenciatura Bolonha em Management

Licenciatura Bolonha em Finanças

Licenciatura Bolonha em Matemática Aplicada à Economia e à Gestão

Licenciatura Bolonha em Gestão

Licenciatura Bolonha em Economia

Programa

- Introduction: social network analysis: what is it? What value does it add to traditional statistical methodologies; - Methods of SNA: methods for data collection; data management; data analysis and with UCINET VI and visualization using Net Draw; - Data formats: one mode vs two modes. Themes of application: interlocking directorships...; - Whole networks - organizations, communities, countries. SNA metrics: cohesion or density, centralization, reciprocity, core-periphery...); Themes of application: cooperation, conflict, power, solidarity, social capital, innovation; - Ego-networks: SNA metrics: structural holes, density, homophily....; Themes of application : social capital, social support, innovation, creativity; - The individual level of analysis: SNA metrics: centrality, social capital, key-players... Themes of application: leadership, information diffusion, power...; - The group level of analysis: A - Based on cohesion: SNA metrics: cliques, clans, k cores... Themes of application: cooperation, collective action, conflicts, performance, innovation diffusion, social influence; B - Based on roles and position: SNA metrics: structural and regular equivalence... Themes of application: innovation diffusion, social influence, imitation, attitude and behavioural similarity: - New challenges posed to SNA: big data, ethical questions...