The co-evolution of gossip and friendship in workplace social networks

Social Networks

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 623-633

  Ellwardt, Lea ^a   Steglich, Christian ^a   Wittek, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Co evolution; Friendship; Gossip; Multiplex networks; RSiena; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872380453     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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