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Designing and Leading the
Entrepreneurial Organization
? Administrivia
? Class List vs. Registrar’s List
? Class Cards, Resumes, Learning Objectives
? Project Proposals
? Jerry Sanders Re-cap
? Heidi Roizen Case Discussion
? Who
? What
? How
? Lessons
Social Networks
? Network properties:
? Structure
? Size The shape of your network
? Density determines your access to
information, resources,
? Redundancy opportunities, and support.
? Composition
? Focus
Case Discussion
Heidi Roizen
Social Networks
? What is a network? A network is a set of
relationships critical to your
? Nodes (actors) ability to get things done.
? Ties (relationships)
Advantages Disadvantages
? “Tertius gaudens”: use ? Lacks clear identity
information monopolies to ? Hard to develop status
advantage and gain the advantages
? Individuals with networks of high status
rich in structural holes in ? Does not build trust
several studies: ? Relies on reputation
? Learn of opportunities
faster ? Can be fragile
Advantages Disadvantages
? Clear identity and ? High social control
reputation (advantage for “group”,
? Robust but not necessarily for
? Reduces ambiguous or
individual)
noisy information ? Less diverse information