Bernhard Schieber

Network roles (isolates, liaisons)

Knowledge

Network roles are the relational positions people occupy in an organization’s actual communication network, such as group member, isolate, or liaison, alongside points such as bottlenecks. Communication audits identify them through network analysis that maps who actually communicates with whom.

What these mean

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Key concept

Key concepts are the working vocabulary of the field: the terms that the models and tools rely on and that a decision about communication has to use precisely. Each entry defines the term and sends you to the brief or the self-guided audit where it is put to work.

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Research & Analysis Methods

Establishes procedures for collecting, coding, comparing or interpreting information for inquiry or analysis. Its contribution is a defensible route from observations or materials to an account, finding or interpretation.

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