Community and Group Networks

Abstract

Chapter Summary

This chapter focuses on community and social group networks. All six facets of knowledge networks are described. The importance of three of the six facets is called out, including geography, domain, and the messages exchanged across the network. The authors provide profiles of five networks, including family networks, neighborhood networks, issue and support networks, community organization networks, gangs and criminal networks, and sports and gaming networks.

Citation

Bedford, D. and Sanchez, T.W. (2021), "Community and Group Networks", Knowledge Networks (Working Methods for Knowledge Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 203-220. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83982-948-220211013