Power and Centrality: A Family of Measures Export

@article{citeulike:279460, abstract = {Although network centrality is generally assumed to produce power, recent research shows that this is not the case in exchange networks. This paper proposes a generalization of the concept of centrality that accounts for both the usual positive relationship between power and centrality and Cook et al.'s recent exceptional results.}, author = {Bonacich, Phillip}, citeulike-article-id = {279460}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2780000}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2780000}, comment = {"introduce a family of centrality measures generated by a, b. b reflects the degree to which an individual's status is a function of statuses of those to whom s/he is connected." In communications networks, b>0. In commodity exchange networks, b<0. "The magnitude of b affects the degree to which distant ties are taken into account." "the magnitude of b reflects the degree to which centrality c(a,b) is local or global." "centrality c(a,b) can be interpreted as the number of paths activated directly or indirectly by each individual." "different types of centrality, depending on the degrees to which local and global structures should be weighted in a particular study" }, doi = {10.2307/2780000}, journal = {The American Journal of Sociology}, keywords = {betweennesscentrality, centrality, networktheory, socialnetworks, socialscience}, number = {5}, pages = {1170--1182}, posted-at = {2009-02-06 18:01:16}, priority = {2}, title = {Power and Centrality: A Family of Measures}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2780000}, volume = {92}, year = {1987} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:279460 L3 - citeulike-article-id:279460 N2 - Although network centrality is generally assumed to produce power, recent research shows that this is not the case in exchange networks. This paper proposes a generalization of the concept of centrality that accounts for both the usual positive relationship between power and centrality and Cook et al.'s recent exceptional results. IS - 5 JF - The American Journal of Sociology EP - 1182 TI - Power and Centrality: A Family of Measures VL - 92 SP - 1170 KW - betweennesscentrality KW - centrality KW - networktheory KW - socialnetworks KW - socialscience N1 - "introduce a family of centrality measures generated by a, b. b reflects the degree to which an individual's status is a function of statuses of those to whom s/he is connected." In communications networks, b>0. In commodity exchange networks, b<0. "The magnitude of b affects the degree to which distant ties are taken into account." "the magnitude of b reflects the degree to which centrality c(a,b) is local or global." "centrality c(a,b) can be interpreted as the number of paths activated directly or indirectly by each individual." "different types of centrality, depending on the degrees to which local and global structures should be weighted in a particular study" AU - Bonacich, Phillip PY - 1987/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2780000 ER -