Cook, Karen S., Richard M. Emerson, Mary R. Gillmore, and Toshio Yamagishi. 1983. “The Distribution of Power in Exchange Networks: Theory and Experimental Results.” American Journal of Sociology 89 (2): 275–305. https://www.jstor.org/stable/2779142.

Notes

• brokerage in exchange networks
• How does the three person exchange network connect to the transitive or intransitive triads?
• Would transitive connections be considered positive connections?

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"Furthermore, the devices we use to represent networks-such as points, lines, edges, and geodesics-and the concepts we use to describe network properties-such as density, centrality, and degree of connectedness-are devoid of specific substantive meanin" (Page 276)

"Definition 1: Two exchange relations between actors A-B and actors A-C are connected to form the minimal network B-A-C to the degree that exchange in one relation is contingent on exchange (or nonexchange) in the other relation. (a) The connection is positive if exchange in one relation is contingent on exchange in the other. (b) The connection is negative if exchange in one relation is contingent on nonexchange in the other." (Page 277)