000			01808 a2200241 4500
008			140323b2012 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781107009837
082			_a301 _bN3
245			_aNetworks in social policy problems
260			_c2012 _bCambridge University Press _aCambridge
300			_axii, 299 p.
365			_aUKP _b60.00
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-293) and index.
520			_aNetwork science is the key to managing social communities, designing the structure of efficient organizations and planning for sustainable development. This book applies network science to contemporary social policy problems. In the first part, tools of diffusion and team design are deployed to challenges in adoption of ideas and the management of creativity. Ideas, unlike information, are generated and adopted in networks of personal ties. Chapters in the second part tackle problems of power and malfeasance in political and business organizations, where mechanisms in accessing and controlling informal networks often outweigh formal processes. The third part uses ideas from biology and physics to understand global economic and financial crises, ecological depletion and challenges to energy security. Ideal for researchers and policy makers involved in social network analysis, business strategy and economic policy, it deals with issues ranging from what makes public advisories effective to how networks influence excessive executive compensation.
650			_aSocial science _9212
650			_aSocial problems _9212
650			_aSocial networks _949755
650			_aApplied sociology _9214331
650			_aSocial sciences - Network analysis _9214332
700			_aVedres, Balazs _eEditor _9214333
700			_aScotti, Marco _eEditor _9214334
942			_cBK
999			_c176207 _d176207