Module 5 Flashcards
Structure
The components of the organization
Link analysis
Examines relationships among individual, business, locations, groups, and other entities involved in activities
Function
Outcomes or results produced
Process
Sequence of activities and the expertise needed to produce the results or outcome
Goal of link analysis
Understand the strengths and weaknesses
To forewarn of change in process, structure, or function
Six degrees of separation
Anyone can be connected to anyone on earth through no more than six people
Network analysis
Helps analyze organizational structure
Clustering the node
Identify the clusters then determine the meaning band purpose of each cluster
Closeness of the node
Identify any central nodes who minimize the distance between two clusters or two separate nodes
Point strengths of the node
Removing one node of cluster can break apart a whole group
Sustainability
Nodes that are interchangeable and linked to the same sets of nodes
Role of equivalence
Nodes that perform the same role for different organizations
They may have no common acquaintances