Preferential attachment and mutuality in electronic knowledge networks

Association for Information Systems - 26th International Conference on Information Systems, ICIS 2005: Forever New Frontiers

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 287-299

  Johnson, Steven L ^a   Faraj, Samer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic knowledge networks; Knowledge management; Mutuality; Preferential attachment; Reciprocity

Indexed keywords

FACE-TO-FACE COMMUNICATIONS; INTERNET TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE; KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS; MUTUALITY; NETWORK FORMATION; NETWORK LEVEL; PREFERENTIAL ATTACHMENTS; RECIPROCITY; SIMULATION METHODS; SIMULATION MODEL; SPACE LIMITATIONS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; VIRTUAL INTERACTIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPACE PLATFORMS;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 62649124676     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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