TY - JOUR
T1 - Power-use in cooperative competition
T2 - A power-dependence model and an empirical test of network structure and geographic mobility
AU - Robbins, Blaine
AU - Welser, Howard T.
AU - Grigoryeva, Maria
AU - Gleave, Eric
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - Although the social exchange paradigm has produced a vibrant research program, the theoretical tradition is rarely used to model the structure of social networks outside of experiments and simulations. To address this limitation, we derive power-dependence predictions about network structure and geographic mobility-the outcomes of power-use-and test these predictions using complete data on competition networks and travel schedules among amateur sports teams. Poisson regression and exponential random graph models provide strong support for our predictions. The findings illustrate exchange dynamics in which status resources desired by teams, coupled with the availability of geographically proximal alternatives, create power and dependence that dictate where and with whom teams compete. Although evidence supports Georg Simmel's classic proposition that networks form on the basis of values and propinquity, we show that this complex dynamic is conditional on power and dependence. We conclude by discussing implications and directions for future research.
AB - Although the social exchange paradigm has produced a vibrant research program, the theoretical tradition is rarely used to model the structure of social networks outside of experiments and simulations. To address this limitation, we derive power-dependence predictions about network structure and geographic mobility-the outcomes of power-use-and test these predictions using complete data on competition networks and travel schedules among amateur sports teams. Poisson regression and exponential random graph models provide strong support for our predictions. The findings illustrate exchange dynamics in which status resources desired by teams, coupled with the availability of geographically proximal alternatives, create power and dependence that dictate where and with whom teams compete. Although evidence supports Georg Simmel's classic proposition that networks form on the basis of values and propinquity, we show that this complex dynamic is conditional on power and dependence. We conclude by discussing implications and directions for future research.
KW - Exponential random graph models
KW - Power-dependence theory
KW - Social exchange theory
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.01.004
DO - 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2014.01.004
M3 - Article
C2 - 24576632
AN - SCOPUS:84893474719
SN - 0049-089X
VL - 45
SP - 131
EP - 151
JO - Social Science Research
JF - Social Science Research
ER -