A Paradigm Too Far? A Dynamic Stability Reconsideration of the Social Network Research Program
呼吁从关系优先、嵌入普遍性、连接的社会效用和社会生活的结构模式等核心概念出发,推动渐进式理论发展,而非追求范式统一。组织网络研究应捕捉个体与网络的相互构成和变化,提出关于新现象的大胆想法。
Instead of paradigmatic unity, we call for progressive theory development from a set of core concepts (Lakatos, 1970) comprising primacy of relations, ubiquity of embeddedness, social utility of connections, and structural patterning of social life. Organizational network research can capture complexity and distinctiveness of individuals and networks in terms of mutual constitution and change. The goal is not to delineate small puzzles whose outcomes are predetermined but to signal bold ideas concerning new phenomena.