Old friends and new acquaintances: Tie formation mechanisms in an interorganizational network generated by employee mobility

F. Collet, Peter Hedström

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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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)288-299
Number of pages12
JournalSocial Networks
Volume35
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Directed ties
  • Information flow
  • Interorganizational network
  • Labor markets
  • Mobility

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