Papers, authors

Question 1

Social relations, embeddedness structural patterning & utility of network connections

Answer 1

Kilduff & Brass (2010)

Question 2

Brokerage argument

Answer 2

Burt (2005)

Question 3

Closure argument

Answer 3

Coleman (1988)

Question 4

Firms participating in alliance networks that combine a high degree of clustering and reach exhibit more knowledge creation than firms in networks that do not exhibit these characteristics

Answer 4

Schilling & Phelps (2007)

Question 5

Adaption- and binding mechanisms

Answer 5

Borgatti (2009)

Question 6

Reach, clustering, clustering coefficient

Answer 6

Schilling & Phelps (2009)

Question 7

The six antecedents of network formation, the six types of network relations

Answer 7

Oliver (1990)

Question 8

Centrality, adjacency, degree, distance, geodesic, betweenness

Answer 8

Freeman (1978)

Question 9

Micro-foundations: agency, opportunity, inertia & exogenous

Answer 9

Ahuja et al. (2012)

Question 10

Structure-reinforcing & structure-loosening events

Answer 10

Madhavan et al. (1998)

Question 11

Social embeddednesses, structural differentiation

Answer 11

Gulgati & Gargiulo (1999)

Question 12

Degree distribution of nodes, connectivity of the network, pattern of clustering, network density & degree assortativity

Micro-foundations: agency, opportunity, inertia & exogenous

Answer 12

Ahuja, Soda, Zaheer (2012)

Question 13

Governance structures: pooled, sequential & reciprocal interdependence

Hierarchical control: contractual alliance, minority equity investment, joint venture

Strong & weak regimes

Answer 13

Gulati & Singh (1998)