An Analysis of Communication Networks Among Tampa Bay Economic Development Organizations (June 10 2000 )This was an article published in 1997 in the journal “Connections”, the journal of the International Network For Social Network Analysis (an interdisciplinary research association). It utilized formal social network analysis of inter-organizational communications patterns to identify roles, leaders, and opportunities for collaboration.
The purpose of the study included:
- To identify levels of communication;
- To assess overall levels of inter-agency coordination;
- To identify leading economic development agencies;
- To identify sectors of development / economic activity;
- To follow up and quantify a 1991 report on the Tampa Bay area economy and economic development organizations performed by Stanford Research Institute (SRI).
The article is available for download from the AnalyticTech web site.