Social Network Analysis as a Method of Assessing Institutional Culture: Three Case Studies
Academic MedicinePublished 27 July 2009Open access
Stephen J. Lurie, Thomas T. Fogg, Ann Dozier
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SNA provides a useful and standardized set of tools for measuring important aspects of team function, interdisciplinarity, and organizational culture that may otherwise be difficult to measure in an objective way.
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SNA provides a useful and standardized set of tools for measuring important aspects of team function, interdisciplinarity, and organizational culture that may otherwise be difficult to measure in an objective way.
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