Competing structure, competing views: The role of formal and informal social structures in shaping stakeholder perceptions

Ecology and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Prell, Christina ^a   Reed, Mark ^b   Racin, Liat ^c   Hubacek, Klaus ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Formal organizations; Homophily; Institutions; Land management; Social network analysis; Social networks; Social structure; Stakeholder perceptions

Indexed keywords

INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LAND MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 78651478053     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17083087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5751/ES-03652-150434     Document Type: Article

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