Frameworks for Studying Information Behaviour: A Unit Theory Specification of Granovetter's Strength of Weak Ties

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  • Karen E. Pettigrew University of Western Ontario

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https://doi.org/10.29173/cais46

Abstract

Granovetter's theory of the "strength of weak ties" (SWT) posits that an individual's social network is comprised of weak and strong ties, but that it is through weak ties that new information and resources are received since strong ties usually possess the same information as the individual. This paper explains how SWT can be specified as a unit theory from its metatheoretical form. . .

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2013-10-19

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Pettigrew, K. E. (2013). Frameworks for Studying Information Behaviour: A Unit Theory Specification of Granovetter’s Strength of Weak Ties. Proceedings of the Annual Conference of CAIS Actes Du congrès Annuel De l’ACSI. https://doi.org/10.29173/cais46

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