Sample Papers

Tiemey, W. (1988). Organizational culture in higher education. The Journal of Higher Education, 59(1), 2-2\. Tiemey, W. (2006). Trust and the public good. New York: Peter […]

118 The Journal of Higher Education ‘” It is important to note that much of the literature on social network analysis uses a more positivistic and […]

Interactions and Sense-Making The findings about how the nature of the interactions between people in the network deeply influencing the outcomes has important implica- tions for […]

Central Actors and Opinion Leaders Organizational theory suggests that if higher education institutions are loosely coupled and place less emphasis on formal authority, central actors may […]

Diversity of Ties and Subgroups Organizational theory also suggests that given the diversity of stake- holders and groups in higher education by discipline or unit and […]

Longevity of Ties and Organic Versus Artificial Networks One might assume that because campuses (and as a result, disciplin- ary groups/professional organizations) have many long-term employ- […]

Examination of Social Network Structures: Strong and Weak Ties and Connectedness Given that strong ties are important for creating change, we know very little about the […]

Organizations Intentionally Influencing Networks Not only do organizations unintentionally shape networks, but orga- nizations can also attempt to influence network creation and direction.”’ Organizations can purposefully […]

Organizational Impact on Networks Organizations can also impact the way networks operate, and this is a recent area of research within education, business, and medicine. We […]