Organizational Behavior Project

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Z301Organizational Behavior

Module 4

Dr. Eric Coulter

PROJECT 5

Step 1
: Think of a specific objective you have at work or school that involves other people. Once you have thought of an objective, jot it down. You will refer to this objective throughout the analysis.

Step 2
: Use the following spreadsheet to list five to fifteen people at your school or in your professional network with whom you have regular contact and who are relevant to the objective you identified.

Step 3
: Rate how tightly connected you are with the people in your network using the given scale (barely connected, loosely connected, somewhat connected, or tightly connected) on the left-hand side of their name.

Step 4
: For each person, put a check mark in the box if they know each other where their two numbers intersect on the right hand side of their name. For example, if person 1 knows person 2, put a check mark under the 2 on the top of the page. Continue to do this throughout the grid.

Record for each person whether he or she knows someone else on the list: put a check mark in the box which shows the intersection of their names. For example, if person 1 knows person 2, put a check mark in the horizontal row for person two in the box in the vertical row for person 2.

Step 5
: Circle the name of persons who have introduced you to four or more new people since you have known them.

Step 6
: Analyze your network using the guidelines on the following calculations.

Step 7
: In what ways could you strengthen your network?

Barely Connected

Loosely Connected

Somewhat Connected

Tightly Connected

 

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Let’s see how your social network adds up:

Calculating Network Size

The number of people you listed as in your own network for this situation

N = ______

Calculating Network Density

It is important to understand what the maximum density of your network is. This refers to how dense it would be if everyone in your network knew each other.

(N * (N – 1)/2 = M) or ( __ * ( __ – 1)/2 = M)

M = ______

Total number of check marks on your network grid which shows the number of relationships among people in your network.

C = ______

Density of your network (will range between 0 and 1)

C / M = D

___/___= D

D = ______