Old friends and new acquaintances: Tie formation mechanisms in an interorganizational network generated by employee mobility |
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Authors: | Francois Collet Peter Hedström |
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Institution: | 1. ESADE Business School, Avenue Pedralbes 60-62, Barcelona 08034, Spain;2. Institute for Futures Studies, Box 591, SE-101 31 Stockholm, Sweden |
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Abstract: | This study investigates mechanisms of tie formation in an interorganizational network generated by the mobility of employees between organizations. We analyze a data set that contains information on all organizations in the Stockholm metropolitan area between 1990 and 2003. We show that the formation of new ties is contingent upon the direction of past ties, and that most connections occur at an intermediate geodesic distance of 2 and 3. The findings highlight the importance of tie direction and indirect connections in research on network dynamics and knowledge exchanges stemming from the mobility of employees across organizations. |
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Keywords: | Labor markets Mobility Interorganizational network Information flow Directed ties |
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