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Simmelian ties: a standalone construct

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Social networks

ties between two people who also share a strong tie to at least one third person, making the bond embedded in a clique and harder to break.

In social networks, Simmelian ties refers to ties between two people who also share a strong tie to at least one third person, making the bond embedded in a clique and harder to break. This meaning comes from Krackhardt (2002) in Social Networks.[1]

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bond2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs break2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs clique3 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Krackhardt, D., & Kilduff, M. (2002). Structure, culture and Simmelian ties in entrepreneurial firms. Social Networks, 24(3), 279-290. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0378-8733(02)00008-4

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