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A network analysis of departmental prestige based on the origins of faculty degrees
Author(s) -
Sharp John M.,
Shin Eui Hang,
Smith Leroy F.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 0005-7940
DOI - 10.1002/bs.3830270103
Subject(s) - prestige , reputation , hierarchy , interpersonal communication , specialty , triad (sociology) , computer science , sociology , operations research , psychology , knowledge management , social psychology , social science , political science , mathematics , law , philosophy , linguistics , psychiatry
This paper deals with networks of personnel recruitment at the organization level. A triad census and a CONCOR blocking algorithm are applied to a matrix of origin of Ph.D. degree by current employment for 48 selected graduate departments of sociology. The results reveal that conventional reputation (prestige) hierarchy models are of limited utility in describing the actual decision making concerning hiring by departments. Regional and specialty similarities influence the observed patterns greatly. These findings suggest that interorganizational networks can be investigated fruitfully with many of the same theories and methodologies previously used only in the study of interpersonal networks.