THE STRENGTH OF STRONG TIES: SOCIAL NETWORKS AND INTERGROUP CONFLICT IN ORGANIZATIONS.

1 June 1989

journal article
Published by Academy of Management in The Academy of Management Journal

Vol. 32 (2) , 377-401
https://doi.org/10.2307/256367

Abstract

The relationship between social networks and conflict in 20 organizational units was investigated. Results indicated that low-conflict organizations are characterized by higher numbers of intergroup strong ties, measured as frequent contacts, than are high-conflict organizations. Further, comparison of the network configuration of the organizations studied suggested that high- and low-conflict organizations feature significantly different sociometric structures.

Keywords

STRUCTURES
STRONG TIES
INTERGROUP
CONFLICT ORGANIZATIONS
CONFIGURATION
SOCIOMETRIC
SOCIAL NETWORKS
LOW CONFLICT

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