For that matter what makes SNA and / or ONA distinctive from Network Analysis? Is it purely to do with the goal of the analysis - insight into social systems...
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Valdis Krebs
orgnet9
Nov 11, 2007 5:26 pm
I encounter "link analysis" when working with law enforcement and counterterrorism clients. Links analysis, from my outsider perspective, is linking together ...
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rg244@...
greenhalghroy
Nov 11, 2007 1:08 pm
Phil and Cai I too am intrigued at the difference between Social Network Analysis and Link Analysis. SNA uses links to represent the relationships between...
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Cai Kjaer
caikjaer
Nov 11, 2007 11:31 am
Hi Phil, Can you expand just a little? What exactly do you mean by link analysis? I noticed this definition in Wikipedia - is this what you mean? *"Link...
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philrjones
Nov 10, 2007 11:22 pm
We're having a healthy debate at work about the differences between "Link Analysis" and SNA. I'd be interested in hearing the views of ONA-PRAC members. ...
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Nat Welch
natwelch
Oct 9, 2007 5:14 pm
Cross posted from the UCINet Group: ASSISTANT PROFESSOR Emphasis in Social Networks The School of Social and Family Dynamics (SSFD), an interdisciplinary unit...
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Giancarlo Oriani
giancarlo.or...
Oct 1, 2007 11:39 am
This is a very good question. No answer, or simply I did not get any? The benchmarking data is a good idea. Can we work on that, or, as someone said, is a...
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Laurence Lock Lee
llocklee
Sep 27, 2007 10:17 pm
Yes we should practice what we preach in terms of survey design. Can't promise that the survey tool has full flexibility as it is pretty new and we are relying...
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Patti Anklam
pattianklam
Sep 27, 2007 8:44 pm
Leave it to Valdis to make sure that we make this a great practice exercise for all on this list! From the design through the survey and the analysis, we can...
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Valdis Krebs
orgnet9
Sep 27, 2007 7:15 pm
Good idea! What are the network questions you will ask? Since there is expertise on this list maybe we can review/edit them before sending out? Can the survey...
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Nat Welch
natwelch
Sep 27, 2007 6:52 pm
Dear ONA-PRAC members: Our group has been in existence for 2 years and we have over 200 members. The moderators (Patti, Bruce, and I) have had a number of ...
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Cai Kjaer
caikjaer
Sep 20, 2007 11:29 am
Hello all, Just wanted to see how many of you capture the average number of degrees for the nodes in a network? I have been re-reading the book on SNA and...
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Nathaniel Welch
natwelch
Aug 13, 2007 3:59 pm
This came to me from a former colleague whose brother started the company. It seem like a good combination of technology with social good. ++++++++++++++ From:...
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Laurence Lock Lee
llocklee
Jun 16, 2007 1:27 am
Hi Brian, I do tend to agree just because we can, doesn't necessarily mean we should. A government agency I was working with last year wanted to implement an ...
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Claudette Drankoski
drankoski
Jun 11, 2007 2:14 pm
I will be out of the office starting 06/09/2007 and will not return until 06/12/2007. I will not be able to access email until I return....
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Brian S. Grant
brian_s_grant
Jun 11, 2007 11:54 am
Yes, John, I too understand that the legal precedent is set. However, since we deal in the grayer realms of trust (and not of legal privacy) between employer...
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Bordeaux, John
jbx2001
Jun 8, 2007 12:47 pm
Well, I'm delighted someone noted the irony! My other option is a GMail account, where I "hear" the email is kept for over 2 years and used for targeted...
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Valdis Krebs
orgnet9
Jun 8, 2007 12:38 pm
Yes, that is my recollection also... reading the legalese at the end of your message John, it sounds like you should use your personal email to send messages...
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Bordeaux, John
jbx2001
Jun 8, 2007 12:19 pm
Actually, I believe the case law on this was established some time ago. Work emails reside on a machine belonging to the employer, and therefore the data...
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Laurence Lock Lee
llocklee
Jun 8, 2007 8:38 am
While the e-mail mapping may be controversial I've spoken to two government employees recently who claimed that the employment contracts they signed basically...
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Nathaniel Welch
natwelch
Jun 7, 2007 10:50 pm
I like the two threads you've distilled: they are simple, relevant, and actionable. To the second, I'd add knowledge (or expertise, if you prefer) to...
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Phil and Jo Jones
philrjones
Jun 6, 2007 5:21 pm
Yes, it would .... we've been looking at that too. Phil ... From: Laurie Lock Lee To: ona-prac@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 11:51 AM Subject:...
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Brian S. Grant
brian_s_grant
Jun 6, 2007 1:02 pm
Reading the replies to my question about where different people see the field growing over the coming years, I've teased out the following threads so far: *...
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nathanielwelch@...
natwelch
Jun 6, 2007 11:21 am
One of those technologies can be found here: http://www.you-know.com/ I am sure that there are others, but I know the folks that built this one. Nat Welch ... ...
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Laurie Lock Lee
llocklee
Jun 6, 2007 10:56 am
I was reading something about technologies that assess "sentiment" in content. would something like that help? LLL _____ From: ona-prac@yahoogroups.com...
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Phil and Jo Jones
philrjones
Jun 5, 2007 5:27 pm
Laurie, that's correct - for example, if we were looking at content we might want to look at phrases that would provide indicators that groups are forming,...
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Laurie Lock Lee
llocklee
Jun 5, 2007 8:33 am
Hi Brian, Phil, Phil.I assume you are suggesting questionnaires or content analysis beyond the SNA questions/content analysis? I suspect, depending on the...
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philrjones
Jun 4, 2007 10:08 pm
Brian, as a means to help develop your performance model, and to 'triangulate' SNA, do you see any merit in investigating whether there are signs of group...
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Paul Burton
PaulB300
Jun 1, 2007 2:38 pm
Brian: thanks for the post. I also look to SNA as a tool to enhance organizational performance, in the spirit of Cross' work. But the ethical implications...
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Brian S. Grant
brian_s_grant
Jun 1, 2007 12:35 pm
Thanks for the book recommendation. My interests in the computational (or evolutionary) nature of social and organizational networks have driven me to search...
