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There are two pertinent reasons that HRD scholars and practitioners ought to read Kilduff and Tsai' s Social Networks and Organizations. First, the relatively compact book (172 pages) is a crisp and easy-to-understand primer on social networks and associated research in organizations. Kilduff and Tsai provide a clear road map of the history and future trajectory of social network research, explain in clear terms how to do social network research in organizations, and examine the different foci of research that are possible using this relatively new method, which is uncommon in HRD. Second, HRD scholars and practitioners should read this book to understand the future trajectory of social network research. The authors offer a creative and convincing argument that the future of social network analysis in organizations should include more focus on the individual. In other words, the future of social network analysis research holds the promise for understanding more about the relationships between actions of individuals and the structure of the organization, that is, linking structure with agency. Kilduff and Tsai add, "Social network research has the potential to contribute far beyond

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Author

Julia Storberg-Walker

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley (ISSN 1044-8004)

Published

2005

Language

EN

Field

Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)