The Structural Holes of the Closest Partner and the Evolution of Focal Unit's Centrality

Adding to existing studies on social network research, which focuses on the effects of a focal unit's structural attributes on the evolution of its network, this study theoretically emphasizes and empirically examines the effects of the closest partner’s structural attributes in intra- and inter-organizational networks on the evolution of the focal unit’s centrality in an intra-organizational network. By testing the effects of the closest...