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Registration Reminder - Advanced Networks PDW: Cutting-Edge Social Network Theoretical Work and ERGM Workshop - AOM 2019

Hello,

Great news, it's not too late to register for the Advanced Networks PDW: Cutting-Edge Social Network Theoretical Work and ERGM Workshop on Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 12:30PM - 4:30PM at Sheraton Boston Hotel, Independence West (program submission 11993, session 414).  The registration survey will be open until 11:59 PM EST on Saturday, August 3, 2019. There is NO COST to attend the PDW and registration is not required, but it is preferred.

If you're interested in attending the Advanced Networks PDW, please take a few (1-3) minutes to fill out this brief registration survey by clicking the link below:

https://uky.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7UOQZsFvuxEFJoV

Light refreshments will be provided by the University of Kentucky's LINKS Center for Social Network Analysis. This PDW is sponsored by the OB, OMT, STR, and CM Divisions.

Workshop Overview:

Social networks is a field of study that focuses on relations among a set of actors. Network researchers have developed a set of distinctive theoretical perspectives and methodological techniques for collecting data, statistical analysis, and visual representation. This PDW's goals are to:

• Present on the future of the field in a plenary format
• Conduct an introductory workshop on the use of exponential random graph models (ERGM)
• Facilitate interaction among researchers engaged in network research through the use of small group roundtables

12:30 pm to 2:20 pm - We'll begin with presentations in a plenary format, with social network researchers illustrating the new directions in which SNA is moving.  The following is the list of presenters and paper titles.

• Martin Gargiulo, INSEAD – "David vs. Goliath in the Digital Age: The Effect of Network Structure and Content on the Adoption of Cultural Products"
• Christopher B. Yenkey, University of South Carolina – "Embedded Versus Arm's Length at a Global Scale"
• Travis J. Grosser, University of Connecticut – "Energizing the Social Ledger: How Perspective Taking and Energized Political Support Network Ties Facilitate Innovation Implementation"
• Benjamin L. Hallen, University of Washington – "Transactive Platforms in the Presence of Social Networks: The Impact of Accelerators on Venture Investment Syndicate Formation"
• David Krackhardt, Carnegie Mellon University – "The Paradox of Friends and Organizational Interventions"

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm - We then break out the workshop into two groups, based on interest: 1) the introductory methods workshop on the use of ERGM models by Eric Quintane; or, 2) small group research discussion roundtables with prominent SNA scholars. In the survey, you'll let us know whether you intend to attend either the ERGM Workshop or the Round Table Discussion Session. Those interested in being matched with prominent SNA scholars will be able to select which social network scholar they prefer to be matched with. Below are descriptions of the sessions:

1) The ERGM Workshop will be taught by Eric Quintane, Los Andes University. ERGMs are statistical models that predict the presence/absence of ties. The workshop encompasses two parts.

• First, participants will gain an intuitive understanding of why, and when, ERGMs are appropriate tools to model social networks; what ERGMs can do, and what they cannot do.
• Second, participants will learn the typical process used to specify, estimate, evaluate and interpret an ERGM, using an empirical example.

2) The Round Table Discussion Session matches participants with prominent social network scholars based on similar research interests. Participants will be in small groups and will have the opportunity to ask any questions from one of the following social network scholars.

• Benjamin L. Hallen, University of Washington
• David Krackhardt, Carnegie Mellon University
• Giuseppe (Joe) Labianca, University of Kentucky
• Jessica R. Methot, Rutgers University
• Stefano Tasselli, Erasmus University
• Travis J. Grosser, University of Connecticut
• Vijaya Venkataramani, University of Maryland

If you have any questions about the Advanced Networks PDW, please contact Seong Won Yang, University of Kentucky (sw.yang@uky.edu).

Organizers: Joe Labianca, Courtney Hart, Seong Won Yang, Jyoti P. Gupta, Jason Ross (University of Kentucky), and Eric Quintane (Los Andes University).