Preliminary Study of Communication Network Characterization Towards Improved Organizational Behavior

Abstract

This research compares communication network mapping with two separate data sources: interviews (existing) and archival e-mail log files (new). Ego-centric networks for five volunteers are characterized with both data sources and compared via case study methods. This research makes three contributions. First, it demonstrates the effect of archival data inclusion on the observed network completeness. Second, it compares the content of the networks observed with both data sources. Third, it compares established network measures obtained with both data sources. Future research can leverage this method validation to explore the use of e-mail-based network characterization to improve organizational performance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 26, 2020
Accession Number
AD1102475

Entities

People

  • Taylor Flaxington

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Case Studies
  • Communication Networks
  • Electronic Mail
  • Inclusions
  • Networks
  • Validation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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