Social Networks - Changes over Time
Abstract
network of friends when they enter a university. by the end of a mere semester, however, they usually have a well-structured network of friends with whom they may spend nearly four years. the first semester is that time where their network of friends changes drastically from start to finish. in this study, data were collected from freshmen engineering students at the University of Missouri-Rolla. a social network survey was handed out to 183 students during a period of two semesters and the responses were collected and analyzed. the difference in the social networks of the students, from the beginning to end of a semester, is the focus of this paper. This study helps to examine the interactions of people with their peers when they initially get to know each other. Freshmen meet new students in a college environment, and newly hired employees meet their co-workers in an industry. in either case, building healthy social relationships is required. Similar studies on social networks done in industries can help one understand the dynamics of the employees and their relations with their peers.
Recommended Citation
S. Rai and R. Luechtefeld, "Social Networks - Changes over Time," 27th Annual National Conference of the American Society for Engineering Management 2006 - Managing Change: Managing People and Technology in a Rapidly Changing World, ASEM 2006, pp. 23 - 27, American Society for Engineering Management, Dec 2006.
Department(s)
Engineering Management and Systems Engineering
Keywords and Phrases
Social network dynamics
International Standard Book Number (ISBN)
978-160423714-6
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
© 2024 American Society for Engineering Management , All rights reserved.
Publication Date
01 Dec 2006
