Managing Information Sharing within an Organizational Setting: A Social Network Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Hatala, John-Paul; Lutta, Joseph George
Titel	Managing Information Sharing within an Organizational Setting: A Social Network Perspective
Quelle	In: Performance Improvement Quarterly, 21 (2009) 4, S.5-33 (29 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0898-5952
DOI	10.1002/piq.20036
Schlagwörter	Network Analysis; Social Structure; Information Transfer; Social Networks; Intervention; Literature Reviews; Organizational Change; Organizational Communication; Change Strategies; Knowledge Management; Barriers; Alignment (Education); Performance Technology + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Netzplantechnik; Sozialstruktur; Informationsübertragung; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Organisationswandel; Lösungsstrategie; Wissensmanagement
Abstract	Information sharing is critical to an organization's competitiveness and requires a free flow of information among members if the organization is to remain competitive. A review of the literature on organizational structure and information sharing was conducted to examine the research in this area. A case example illustrates how a social network approach was used to explore the process of measuring the social structure of an organization and the implementation of change interventions to increase connectivity and manage information sharing. The process of conducting social network analysis is described using the case example. Interventions for increasing information flow are discussed. The authors provide an information-sharing model that demonstrates the various domains of connectivity within an organization at any given state. The benefits of using social network analysis for information sharing and the implications for further research and practice are discussed. (Contains 1 figure and 8 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10