Doctoral Dissertation Research: Compound Connections in Exchange Networks

以行为者之间交换社会产品为基础的网络可以包括单一联系或复合联系。每种类型的连接对网络性能有不同的影响。例如，假设一个办公室经理需要所有下属的共同努力才能完成一项任务。由于所有下属都必须为完成任务做出贡献，因此本例涉及单个连接。此外，由于任何一个下属都可以扰乱任务，所以下属对经理行使权力。相比之下，复合关系包括一批潜在的下属，他们可以取代那些表现不佳的下属，并将权力赋予经理，而不是下属。该项目使用实验室实验方法来研究不同类型的复合连接如何产生不同的电力交换结果。这项实验将受试者放在不同的房间里，通过联网的PC进行谈判。操纵涉及受试者网络中复合连接的数量和类型的差异，结果涉及网络成员在争夺积分方面的收益。研究结果拓展了网络交换理论及其在群体行为研究中的应用范围。

Networks based on the exchange of social goods among actors can involve single connections or compound connections. Each type of connection has different effects on network performance. Consider, for example, an office manager who needs the work of all subordinates to complete a task. Since all subordinates must contribute to complete the task, this case involves single connections. Further, since any one subordinate can disrupt the task, the subordinates exercise power over the manager. In contrast, compound connections include a reserve of potential subordinates who can replace those who do not perform, and give power to the manager over subordinates. This project uses laboratory experimental methods to investigate how different types of compound connections produce different power exchange outcomes. The experiment places subjects in separate rooms to negotiate through connected PCs. The manipulation involves differences in the number and types of compound connections in the subjects' networks, and the outcome involves the gains made by network members in competing for points. The results extend the scope of network exchange theory and its application to group behavior.