2 Lecture 2: Creating and Porter, M. (1998). Clusters and the Capturing Value in New Economics of Competition. Networks Harvard Business Review. Topics discussed: November-December, pp. 77-90 Burt, Ronald, (1992), Clusters, Economies of “Structural Holes: The Social Structure of agglomeration Chapter 1, pages 1-30 Social Capital, Structural Competition,” Easley and Kleinberg, Holes, Closure, “Networks, Crowds and Chapter Brokerage Markets,” 3.1-3.2; 3.5 3 Lecture 3: Quantitative Easley and Kleinberg, Assignment 1 “Networks, network analysis Crowds and Chapter due at the Markets,” Topics discussed: 3.1-3.2; 3.5 beginning of class Methods: Theoretical and Quantitative analysis of networks Quantitative measures of network structure Clustering, Centrality, Homophily, Constraint and effective size Lecture 4: Structuring 4 Easley and Kleinberg, “Networks, alliances in networks Crowds and Chapter Markets,” Topics discussed: Methods: Game theory, Repeated games, Strategic network formation vs random network formation Example: R&D network alliances Trust and Cooperation in a network 5 Lecture 5: Diffusion Easley and Kleinberg, “Networks, Topics discussed: Crowds and Chapter Markets,” 17.1-17.3; 19.1-19.5 Network effects Diffusion in Networks
2 Lecture 2: Creating and Capturing Value in Networks Topics discussed: Clusters, Economies of agglomeration Social Capital, Structural Holes, Closure, Brokerage Porter, M. (1998). Clusters and the New Economics of Competition. Harvard Business Review. November-December, pp. 77-90 Burt, Ronald, (1992), “Structural Holes: The Social Structure of Competition,” Chapter 1, pages 1-30 Easley and Kleinberg, “Networks, Crowds and Markets,” Chapter 3.1-3.2; 3.5 3 Lecture 3: Quantitative network analysis Topics discussed: Methods: Theoretical and Quantitative analysis of networks Quantitative measures of network structure Clustering, Centrality, Homophily, Constraint and effective size Easley and Kleinberg, “Networks, Crowds and Markets,” Chapter 3.1-3.2; 3.5 Assignment 1 due at the beginning of class 4 Lecture 4: Structuring alliances in networks Topics discussed: Methods: Game theory, Repeated games, Strategic network formation vs random network formation Example: R&D network alliances Trust and Cooperation in a network Easley and Kleinberg, “Networks, Crowds and Markets,” Chapter 5 Lecture 5: Diffusion Topics discussed: Network effects Diffusion in Networks Easley and Kleinberg, “Networks, Crowds and Markets,” Chapter 17.1-17.3; 19.1-19.5
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