1004: Advancing Theory and Research on Network Agency (14745)

Sunday, August 11, 2024

16:30 – 18:00 CT (GMT-5/UTC-5)

Location: Fairmont: Royal Room

Session Number: 1004
Symposium (panel)
Orientation: International,Theme,Research,Diversity
Showcase Symposium
Shareable link: https://cdmcd.co/vaBg4x

Organizer(s)

ST

Stefano Tasselli

U. of Exeter Business School, United Kingdom
DO

David Obstfeld

California State U., Fullerton, United States

Panelist(s)

RB

Ronald S. Burt

Bocconi U., Italy
RB

Raina A. Brands

UCL School of Management, United Kingdom
AK

Adam M. Kleinbaum

Dartmouth College, Tuck School of Business, United States
MK

Martin J. Kilduff

UCL School of Management, United Kingdom
PL

Paul Leonardi

UC Santa Barbara

Moderator(s)

AG

Alexandra Gerbasi

U. of Exeter Business School, United Kingdom

The agency issue is at the conceptual core of organizational social network research and theory because it concerns the relations between individual choices and the system of interdependencies that the interplay between people and structure involves. This tension concerning agency has surfaced in social network theory since its beginnings and gained popularity in the last decade, influencing leading theoretical approaches to organizational social networks. In this panel symposium, in which we invited leading scholars in the field, we aim to build consensus on the relevance of network agency for current research in management and adjacent disciplines, address its critical issues and controversies, and envisage future research implications and directions.