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Selecting a team leader
Identify the central players in the trust network
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Selecting a set of
influentials
Identify an efficient set of key players to seed with a new idea, as in a
change initiative
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Initiating a partnership
or alliance
Network analysis of a field can show points of contact with scientists
from another firm
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Identifying and developing future leaders
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Finding holes in the organizational network
How well is the organization's strategy being implemented
organizationally?
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Keeping post-merger integration on track
Track the organizational network periodically to see which parts are
integrating and which are dragging.
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Influencing a decision
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Enhancing innovation
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Controlling the evolution of
silos
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Initiating change / diffusing a new practice
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Diagnosing knowledge flow problems
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Increasing ties
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Breaking down factions