Development and transformation of collaborative networks in events

Changes in Neighborhood-Level Concentrated Disadvantage and Social Networks Among Older Americans

“…The hypothesis based on social disorganization theory that declining neighborhoods prevent older residents from gaining close ties, leading to smaller close networks, was supported. The negative neighborhood-level processes emphasized within social disorganization theory impede acquisition of new weaker ties that potentially develop into strong ties (Elfring & Hulsink, 2007;Ihm & Castillo, 2017;Lorenzen, 2007) and thus correspond with scholarship showing that disadvantaged neighborhoods' residents tend to have small networks of weaker ties (see Curley, 2005;Gilchrist & Kyprianou, 2011;MacDonald et al, 2005).…”

“…Smaller networks of weaker ties within disadvantaged communities are attributable to processes of social disorganization that impede forming new acquaintanceships. As new close ties often emerge through strengthening earlier weaker relationships (Elfring & Hulsink, 2007;Ihm & Castillo, 2017;Lorenzen, 2007), worsening communities can prevent development of new strong ties, even among residents with sizable close networks.…”

Collaborative Networks for Sustainable Human Capital Management in Women’s Tourism Entrepreneurship: The Role of Tourism Policy

“…To answer our research question, we conceptualize collaborative learning networks as the interplay of shared rules, resources and relationships among societal actors with groups, networks or associations for individual or group benefits. This conceptualization draws on the academic literature on collaborative learning through networks (Bliss & Garratt, 2001;Ihm & Castillo, 2017). Networks can be categorized as helping networks and friendship networks which support women entrepreneurs (Konrad, Radcliffe, & Shin, 2016), socially supportive networks (Ellis & Rydzik, 2015;Ihm & Castillo, 2017), formal and informal sector networks including kin and extended family relationships (Yousafzai, Saeed, & Muffatyo, 2015), or learning networks (Bliss & Garratt, 2001;Ihm & Castillo, 2017).…”

Practitioner Sensemaking of Event Marketing Managerial Practice: a Socio-Phenomenological and Hermeneutic Study

“…provides opportunities for interactions among actors from diverse professional and organisational backgrounds (Lampel & Meyer, 2008) leading to the creation of new acquaintance or collaborative relationships. Another benefit of working in event networks is to transform weak ties or weak relationships into strong ties or strong relationships (Ihm & Castillo, 2017). The strength of a tie is a combination of the amount of time, the emotional intensity, the intimacy (mutual confiding) and the reciprocal services, which characterise the tie.…”

“…The relationships seem to be strong, based on trust and longevity. Ihm and Castillo (2017) operationalise the strength of the tie into three dimensions based on reciprocity, closeness and frequency. Reciprocity is regarded as a detector for the strength of tie.…”