What Influences Relationship Formation in a Global Civil Society Network? An Examination of Valued Multiplex Relations
- 28 May 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Communication Research
- Vol. 49 (5), 703-732
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00936502211016162
Abstract
Recent interorganizational communication research has taken up the question: why are networks structured the way they are? This line of inquiry has advanced communication network research by helping explain how and why networks take on certain structures or why certain organizations become positioned advantageously (or not). Yet, those studies assume relationships among organizations are either present or absent. This study considers how the strength of ties and multiplex relationships among organizations may reveal a more complex explanation for why networks take on certain structures. Our results challenge some long held assumptions about the mechanisms that influence network formation. For instance, our results offer important insights into the consequences of closure mechanisms, the applicability of preferential attachment to real-world networks, and the nuances of homophily in network formation on multidimensional relationships in a communication network. Implications for interorganizational networks are discussed.Keywords
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