The Structure of Organization: The Coauthorship Network Case

A balanced social structure within an organization is often considered as one of the major factors of company success. Thus the analysis of organizational networks is an important direction in network and organizational studies. In this paper we explore the mechanisms of collaboration using informat...

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Published inAnalysis of Images, Social Networks and Texts Vol. 661; pp. 100 - 107
Main Authors Krasnov, Fedor, Dokuka, Sofia, Yavorskiy, Rostislav
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Springer International Publishing
SeriesCommunications in Computer and Information Science
Subjects
Coauthorship graph
Professional community
Professional network
Real structure of an organization
Research management
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Summary:A balanced social structure within an organization is often considered as one of the major factors of company success. Thus the analysis of organizational networks is an important direction in network and organizational studies. In this paper we explore the mechanisms of collaboration using information about scientific paper coauthorships. We reveal the collaboration mechanisms within research departments of top Russian oil companies, Gazpromneft, Bashneft, Lukoil, and Tatneft. We examine the role of management in professional community formation.
ISBN:3319529196
9783319529196
ISSN:1865-0929
1865-0937
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-52920-2_10