Social Network seminar
OVERVIEW AND SCOPE
Social Network Analysis in an (intra)organisational context: Is being in the right place at the right time enough ?
Organizational social network research has achieved a prominent position in management and social sciences. Social networks are not only the ones we encounter online. There are the Organizational formal networks (teams, hierarchies and workflow) which shape the formal structure in organizations. However on the other hand informal organizational structure is very crucial as well and often overshadows formal hierarchy of authority, impacting leadership and performance in more unpredictable ways.
The set of these informal or affective relationships, such as the advice network, motivational or friendship networks, are the backbone of formal hierarchies and organizations as a whole. Network structures and positions, of individuals or firms, within these webs of interaction, affect performance, diffusion of innovation, creativity, motivation and ultimately employee productivity.
The objective of this course is to familiarise managers with social network analysis in organisational contexts, and how this analysis is applied in modern organisational structures, on an individual, team or firm level. Furthermore how network ties, structure and position might affect performance and productivity and how this can be taken advantage of in managing teams and organizations.
CONTENT AND FLOW
- Understanding the concept of different social network structures
- Network Ties and Brokers of power
- Relationship Structures, strong ties and weak ties and their implications on organisational networks
- Social Network Constructs: What is network centrality and who can be considered a broker of innovation
- The concepts of Closure in teams, Structural Holes and open teams
- Individual behaviours and personality traits as Predictors of Network Positions
- Motivation, self – monitoring and above and beyond “good citizenship” behaviours that affect team leadership
- Formal and informal organizational social networks
- Structure of Formal hierarchies and workflow in organizations
- Dynamic structure of informal organizational networks like the advice, friendship and motivation networks
- What is Social and Relational Capital and how it can create value in an organization or for a team leader
- The concept of organizational citizenship behaviors and their social implications within companies
- Mapping the formal and informal organizational structure of a global corporation (presentation of the real global mapping of the formal and informal ties the employees of multinational conglomerate Luxottica SpA)
- Leveraging the network effects: Managing teams and organizations
- Leveraging the formal and informal organizational structure in order to encourage productivity and promotion of innovation
- Promotion of intrapreneurship through formal and informal ties
- Outcomes of differential Social Network Structures on the organization level: how to encourage Creativity and the diffusion of innovation and information
- Ideal team structures depending on the nature of the team objectives and tasks
- Team leaders and managers as brokers of information
The overall objectives of the program are achieved through an interactive combination of theory and activities, therefore active participation is important and more than encouraged!
PARTICIPANT PROFILE
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Executives that wish to understand the value and the dynamics of social networks within organization
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Team managers that wish to understand and develop social networks within the organization in order to boost effectiveness and engagement
FACULTY
CONTACT INFORMATION
We would be pleased to address any enquiry you might have and to assist you in any way we can.
Marianthi Karaiosifoglou
Tel.: +30 210 89.64.531(ext. 2213)
E-mail: [email protected]
ONLINE APPLICATION
Seminar fees are sponsored by SEV.
Registration fee of 50 euro to be covered by participating executives/ companies, as a donation to the NGO Εστία Κοριτσιού Φιλοθέη η Αθηναία. Find more information and bank tranfer details here
Participation in the seminar is activated on a first come-first served bases, by sending the deposit slip to the Executive Development, Mrs M. Karaisofoglou, [email protected]. Ιn the payment details, please indicate full name, company name and seminar title.