TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose Network analysis is a well consolidated research area in several disciplines. Within management and organizational studies, network scholars consolidated a set of research practices that allowed ease of data collection, high inter case comparability, establishment of nomological laws and commitment to social capital motivation. This paper aims to elicit the criticism it has received and highlight the unsettled lacunae.Design/methodology/approach This paper sheds light on Network Analysis’s breakthroughs, while showing how its scholars innovated by responding to critics, and identifying outstanding debates.Findings The paper identifies and discusses three streams of criticism that are still outstanding: the role of human agency, the meaning of social ties and the treatment of temporality.Originality/value This paper brings to fore current debates within the Network Analysis community, highlighting areas where future studies might contribute.
VL  - 54
IS  - 4
SN  - 2531-0488
DO  - 10.1108/RAUSP-05-2019-0074
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/RAUSP-05-2019-0074
AU  - Kirschbaum Charles
PY  - 2019
Y1  - 2019/01/01
TI  - Network analysis: emergence, criticism and recent trends
T2  - RAUSP Management Journal
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 533
EP  - 547
Y2  - 2024/04/20
ER  -