The real communication network behind the formal chart: Community structure in organizations

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 653-667

  Guimera R ^a   Danon, L ^b   Diaz Guilera A ^b   Giralt, F ^c   Arenas, A ^c  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Complex networks; Email network; Informal charts

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751507425     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2004.07.021     Document Type: Article

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