Social relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation. Simple exchanges involving money, labor, and commodities combine into complexly connected systems.
Social relations are crucial for understanding diverse economic actions and a network perspective is central to that explanation. Simple exchanges involving money, labor, and commodities combine into complexly connected systems.
David Knoke is professor of sociology at the University of Minnesota.
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List of Figures ix Preface xi 1 Economics and Social Networks 1 Mainstream and Alternative Economic Theories 3 The Economic Sociology Perspective 13 The Social Network Perspective 21 Summary and Outline of the Book 24 2 Markets and Networks 25 Labor Markets 28 Consumer Markets 41 Producer Markets 56 Summary 64 3 Networks inside Organizations 66 Micro-Network Concepts 69 Social Capital 75 Forming Employee Networks 81 Network Outcomes 90 Team Networking 105 Summary 110 4 Networks among Organizations 111 Business Startup Networks 112 Business Groups 118 Interlocking Directorates 128 Strategic Alliances 131 Evolution of Interorganizational Networks 146 Summary 155 5 Global Networks 157 International Networks 158 Supply and Commodity Chains 163 World Cities Networks 165 A Transnational Capitalist Class? 171 Networks of the Global Financial Crisis 177 Summary 186 6 Looking Forward 187 Theory Construction 188 Empirical Tools 191 Connecting Economy and Polity 193 Appendix: Network Resources 197 References 200 Index 232
List of Figures ix Preface xi 1 Economics and Social Networks 1 Mainstream and Alternative Economic Theories 3 The Economic Sociology Perspective 13 The Social Network Perspective 21 Summary and Outline of the Book 24 2 Markets and Networks 25 Labor Markets 28 Consumer Markets 41 Producer Markets 56 Summary 64 3 Networks inside Organizations 66 Micro-Network Concepts 69 Social Capital 75 Forming Employee Networks 81 Network Outcomes 90 Team Networking 105 Summary 110 4 Networks among Organizations 111 Business Startup Networks 112 Business Groups 118 Interlocking Directorates 128 Strategic Alliances 131 Evolution of Interorganizational Networks 146 Summary 155 5 Global Networks 157 International Networks 158 Supply and Commodity Chains 163 World Cities Networks 165 A Transnational Capitalist Class? 171 Networks of the Global Financial Crisis 177 Summary 186 6 Looking Forward 187 Theory Construction 188 Empirical Tools 191 Connecting Economy and Polity 193 Appendix: Network Resources 197 References 200 Index 232
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