Beyond dark and bright: towards a more holistic understanding of inter-group networks

Networks are becoming a popular organizational form for structuring human activities. To date, scholars have addressed networks in a variety of fields, including sociology, economics, public administration, criminology, political science, and international security. However, little has been done so far to systematically examine the similarities, differences, and connections between network forms of organization across different academic disciplines. This has important implications for both theory and practice. The lack of attention paid to organizational similarities and differences prevents the exchange of knowledge developed across fields. In turn, policy-makers cannot take full advantage of existing research, and may miss opportunities to improve the work of some networks and combat that of others. To address this gap in the literature, this paper uses the combination of organizational environments and organizational goals to develop a new typology of inter-group networks, and thus improve our understanding of how human behaviour is coordinated through networks.     

陆克文:"中国通"成为澳大利亚工党新船长

2006年12月4日,澳大利亚最大政党、主要反对党工党举行领袖选举,现年50岁的原影子内阁外交贸易部长陆克文(Kevin Rudd)以49票对39票击败原领袖比兹利当选领袖.此前因备战下届大选而愈演愈烈的工党领导权之争终于划上句号.澳社会普遍认为,陆克文的当选意味着工党一个新时代的开始.