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This 2007 book provides a systematic and self-contained account of the fast-developing theory of complex social networks. Social networks are central to the understanding of most socio-economic phenomena in the modern world. The classical approach to studying them relies on a methodology that abstracts from their size and complexity. In contrast, the approach taken in this book keeps complexity at the core, whilst integrating it with the incentive considerations that are preeminent in traditional economic analysis. The treatment starts with a detailed discussion of the basic models that act as 'benchmarks' for the complex-network literature: random networks, small worlds, and scale-free networks, before studying three different forces that underlie almost all network phenomena in social contexts: diffusion, search, and play. Finally, these forces are combined into a unified framework that is brought to bear on the issue of network formation and the coevolution of agents' behaviour and their pattern of interaction.

Social networks --- Sociometry --- 302.35 --- Educational tests and measurements --- Mathematical sociology --- Social interaction --- Social psychology --- Networking, Social --- Networks, Social --- Social networking --- Social support systems --- Support systems, Social --- Interpersonal relations --- Cliques (Sociology) --- Microblogs --- Business, Economy and Management --- Economics --- Social networks. --- Sociometry.

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Quatrième de couverture : "Croire que les réseaux sociaux sont simples parce qu'ils sont utilisés par des enfants est une ineptie : rien n'y est facile. Le WEB 2.0 n'est pas complexe pour autant… Il faut, comme pour toute chose technique, maîtriser certains prérequis. Il convient également d'éviter certains pièges. Placer sa ville, son administration et son CPAS sous les feux du WEB n'est jamais sans risque. Créer son compte, gérer ses membres, publier des avis, créer des liens, choisir des documents… Tout cela nécessite en effet de la méthode, des précautions et quelques astuces. Ce guide pratique reprend étape par étape ce qu'il faut maîtriser. Non seulement pour Facebook mais également pour les autres réseaux : Linkedin, Twitter et Google. On y découvre également un mode d'emploi simple des principaux sites de partage, des méthodes de référencement et de veille. C'est aussi un recueil clair de communication, de marketing et de buzz. Toutes ces méthodes n'ont qu'un objectif : vous permettre de faire du WEB et de ses réseaux des outils efficaces de valorisation de vos projets."

Electronic social networks --- Facebook (Electronic resource) --- Facebook (Elektronische bron) --- Facebook (Online social network) --- Facebook (Ressource électronique) --- Internetgemeenschap --- Online gemeenschap --- Online social networks --- Online sociale netwerken --- Réseaux sociaux (Informatique) --- Réseaux sociaux (Internet) --- Réseaux sociaux sur Internet --- Sociaalnetwerksite --- Social networking Web sites --- Sociale netwerksite --- Social networks --- Handbooks, manuals, etc. --- Communications Media --- Internet --- Computer Communication Networks --- Public Sector --- Social Networking --- utilization --- Internet - utilization

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"Daily life is connected life, its rhythms driven by endless email pings and responses, the chimes and beeps of continually arriving text messages, tweets and retweets, Facebook updates, pictures and videos to post and discuss. Our perpetual connectedness gives us endless opportunities to be part of the give-and-take of networking. Some worry that this new environment makes us isolated and lonely. But in Networked, Lee Rainie and Barry Wellman show how the large, loosely knit social circles of networked individuals expand opportunities for learning, problem solving, decision making, and personal interaction. The new social operating system of 'networked individualism' liberates us from the restrictions of tightly knit groups; it also requires us to develop networking skills and strategies, work on maintaining ties, and balance multiple overlapping networks. Rainie and Wellman outline the 'triple revolution' that has brought on this transformation: the rise of social networking, the capacity of the Internet to empower individuals, and the always-on connectivity of mobile devices. Drawing on extensive evidence, they examine how the move to networked individualism has expanded personal relationships beyond households and neighborhoods; transformed work into less hierarchical, more team-driven enterprises; encouraged individuals to create and share content; and changed the way people obtain information. Rainie and Wellman guide us through the challenges and opportunities of living in the evolving world of networked individuals."--Jacket.

Social networks. --- Online social networks. --- Interpersonal relations. --- Internet --- Social aspects. --- Human relations --- Interpersonal relationships --- Personal relations --- Relations, Interpersonal --- Relationships, Interpersonal --- Social behavior --- Electronic social networks --- Social networking Web sites --- Networking, Social --- Networks, Social --- Social networking --- Social support systems --- Support systems, Social --- Social psychology --- Object relations (Psychoanalysis) --- Social media --- Social networks --- Sociotechnical systems --- Web sites --- Interpersonal relations --- Cliques (Sociology) --- Microblogs --- Virtual communities --- INFORMATION SCIENCE/General --- INFORMATION SCIENCE/Internet Studies --- Online social networks --- Social aspects --- Communities, Online (Online social networks) --- Communities, Virtual (Online social networks) --- Online communities (Online social networks) --- Internet - Social aspects

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In today's highly networked and competitive global economy, mounting social and environmental problems are forcing corporations to focus on more than just their stockholders' interest in meeting bottom line profitability. More and more companies are recognizing the value of identifying and building relationships with all of their organization's stakeholders-employees, customers, suppliers, and even communities. In fact, recent research has shown that companies that treat their employees well, create jobs in the local economy, develop innovative products and services, take care of the environment, and contribute to the community, are often more profitable. In The Stakeholder Strategy, sociologist Ann Svendsen presents an effective and practical step-by-step guide that companies can use to forge a network of powerful and profitable collaborative stakeholder relationships. While some forward-thinking corporations have tried limited collaborative approaches-focusing on one stakeholder group at a time-few have taken a comprehensive and strategic approach to building relationships with all of their stakeholders, notes Svendsen. And, while considerable commitment to the idea of stakeholder collaboration exists, there is a lack of knowledge and understanding about how to develop these relationships. The Stakeholder Strategy is the first book to show business leaders and managers how to establish and maintain positive, mutually beneficial stakeholder relationships. Based on a synthesis of ideas from community relations, corporate philanthropy, stakeholder management, organizational change, sustainability, and the corporate social responsibility literature, it offers an integrated framework, as well as the practical tools for developing new kinds of collaborative relationships. Svendsen uses easy-to-grasp concepts from everyday life, such as the process we go through in finding a mate or developing a long-term friendship, to illustrate these relationship-building strategies. She lays out the steps a company should take to create a collaboration-friendly organization: establishing a social mission, values, and ethical guidelines; assessing corporate readiness for collaboration; and making changes in communication, information and reward systems to support internal and external collaboration. Featuring case study examples from companies in North America and Europe who are working to build collaborative relationships with their stakeholders, The Stakeholde...

Business networks --- Social responsibility of business --- Social accounting --- Corporate social accounting --- Social auditing --- Socio-economic accounting --- Socioeconomic accounting --- Accounting --- National income --- Quality of life --- Social indicators --- Business --- Corporate accountability --- Corporate responsibility --- Corporate social responsibility --- Corporations --- CSR (Corporate social responsibility) --- Industries --- Social responsibility, Corporate --- Social responsibility of industry --- Business ethics --- Issues management --- Business networking --- Networking, Business --- Networks, Business --- Social networks --- Industrial clusters --- Strategic alliances (Business) --- Social responsibility --- Social aspects --- E-books --- Business networks. --- Social responsibility of business. --- Social accounting.

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In this completely revised edition of one of the foundational texts of network sociology, Harrison White refines and enlarges his groundbreaking theory of how social structure and culture emerge from the chaos and uncertainty of social life. Incorporating new contributions from a group of young sociologists and many fascinating and novel case studies, Identity and Control is the only major book of social theory that links social structure with the lived experience of individuals, providing a rich perspective on the kinds of social formations that develop in the process. Going beyond traditional sociological dichotomies such as agency/structure, individual/society, or micro/macro, Identity and Control presents a toolbox of concepts that will be useful to a wide range of social scientists, as well as those working in public policy, management, or associational life and, beyond, to any reader who is interested in understanding the dynamics of social life.

Sociological theories --- Sociological theory building --- 316.37 --- 316.4.052 --- Identiteit. Individu en maatschappij. Persoonlijkheid --- Integrerende processen. Sociale controle. Sociale sancties --- Social control. --- Social institutions. --- Social interaction. --- Social networks. --- Social structure. --- 316.4.052 Integrerende processen. Sociale controle. Sociale sancties --- 316.37 Identiteit. Individu en maatschappij. Persoonlijkheid --- Social control --- Social institutions --- Social interaction --- Social networks --- Social structure --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Sociology --- Networking, Social --- Networks, Social --- Social networking --- Social support systems --- Support systems, Social --- Interpersonal relations --- Cliques (Sociology) --- Microblogs --- Human interaction --- Interaction, Social --- Symbolic interaction --- Exchange theory (Sociology) --- Psychology --- Social psychology --- Institutions, Social --- Social systems --- Social conflict --- Liberty --- Pressure groups