Resource characteristics in social exchange networks: Implications for positional advantage |
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Authors: | David R Schaefer |
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Institution: | a School of Social and Family Dynamics, Arizona State University, Box 873701, Tempe, AZ 85287-3701, United States |
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Abstract: | Despite the wide range of resources that traverse social networks, social exchange research has focused on only a narrow subset. Notably, prior social exchange research has not considered resources like information that have the capacity to diffuse through networks. The current study investigates how differences between the standard social exchange resource and an information-type resource affect the advantage provided by one's network position. Results of a laboratory experiment support predictions and offer two new insights to the foundations of positional advantage: (1) the location of advantageous positions in a network differs by resource characteristics, and (2) only in particular situations is a single position able to experience high levels of both power and exchange frequency. |
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Keywords: | Social exchange Resources Power Advantage Information |
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