Social network analysis is increasing being used across various disciplines such as organizational studies, management, business, sociology, political science, communications, etc. Quantitative empirical studies that analyzes social, management, and business phenomena, formulate hypotheses, and test them through social network analysis are increasing in social sciences including management and organization research.

Venue: Windsor 1-05.

Speaker: Professor Israr Qureshi (ANU), Distinguished Academic Visitor (DOS)

In this workshop we will learn how to apply social network analysis to test various theories.  This workshop is geared towards providing foundations in social network methodologies that covers data collection, research ethics, and data analysis. We will use  UCINET software.

The following content will be covered:

• What are networks? Types of relations; relations and attributes; goals of analysis; fundamental concepts in network analysis; distinctive features of network measurements
• Network variables as explanatory variables; network variables as outcome variables; directed vs undirected networks;
• Research design: whole network and personal network research design; source of network data; types of nodes; type of ties; actor attributes
• Ethical considerations: issues related to egocentric, whole networks, and other designs; anonymity and confidentiality; non-respondents; informed consent; duty of care; feedback to participants – individual debriefing, group feedback;
• Network data through questionnaire: Network questions; question formats; respondent burden; archival data collection; data from electronic sources;
• Network data collection: sociometric method; egocentric method; roster method; snowballing method; boundary specification and sampling; strategies for finding group boundaries;  data management/ data entry;

*  Laptop with UCINET would be desirable but not mandatory.

Short Bio of Speaker

Israr Qureshi is a Professor at Research School of Management, Australian National University and Distinguished Academic Visitor to the DOS Research Centre. He earned his PhD from Ivey Business School, Western University. He is engaged in projects that investigate various aspects of social value creation through sustainable development, social entrepreneurship, and ICT. He is involved in an ambitious project that aim to investigate the social impact of social and indigenous enterprises in Australia. He is also engaged in various initiatives to address climate change including zero-carbon future (A$10 million project), enhanced earth systems, and negative emission technologies. His has published in Academy of Management Learning and Education, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Management, Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Organization Behavior, MIS Quarterly, Organization Studies, among others.

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