Abstract
A preference for diversity has been identified as an important predictor of tie formation in certain networks, both social and organizational, that also exhibit a high degree of suppleness-the ability to retain their general form and character under stress (Durkheim, 1893/1997. The division of labor in society; Powell et al., 1996. Administrative Science Quarterly 116-145; Powell et al., 2005. American Journal of Sociology, 110(4), 1132-1205; Koput & Gutek, 2010. Gender stratification in the IT industry: Sex, status and social capital. Edward Elgar Publishing). Extant models of preferential attachment, based on popularity, similarity, and cohesion, meanwhile, produce exceedingly brittle networks (Albert et al., 2000. Nature, 406(6794), 378-382; Callaway et al., 2000. Physical Review Letters, 85(25), 5468-5471; Holme et al., 2002. Physical Review E, 65(2), 026107; Shore et al., 2013 Social Networks, 35(1), 116-123). A model of preferential attachment based on diversity is introduced and simulated, demonstrating that a preference for diversity can create a structure characterized by suppleness. This occurs because a preference for diversity promotes overlapping and redundant weak ties during the early stages of network formation.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 303-325 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Network Science |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1 2014 |
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Keywords
- complex networks
- diversity
- preferential attachment
- resilience
- social networks
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Communication
- Social Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
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Supple networks : Preferential attachment by diversity in nascent social graphs. / Watts, Jameson K.M.; Koput, Kenneth W.
In: Network Science, Vol. 2, No. 3, 01.12.2014, p. 303-325.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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