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network society and organizations  

Definition

  • The term network can be used to denote just about any set of things that are deemed to be connected in some way. Sociologist Duncan Watts has remarked that the sheer generality of the term network makes it difficult to give it any precise definition. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Network Society and Organizations]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SNN3L0BV-S

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