Christopher Weare of USC is talking about how are roles structured in civil society organizations? How are the roles determined and are there individuals who are central drivers to this? Do roles emerge or are they predetermined? How do the roles relate to higher level roles?
Weare uses the concept of brokerage, mediate action between two actors. There are different kinds of brokerage. 5 forms.
Coordinator: internal to your own sub group
liaison: Connecting people within 2 sub groups
Information broker: Transferring data between 2 sub groups
Representative:internal you to 1 external
Gate keeper: internal you to 1 external
Analysis looked at City of LA councils and examined their needs and strife to move city government policy with local knowledge and action. Interesting Social capital and preexisting social capital so play a significant role in individuals attaining leadership positions. Individual characteristics play little role in your rise and that internal activity are the driving force for leadership growth.
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A group of researchers at University of Nevada, Las Vegas, are investigating effects of Weblogs on “Social Capital”. Therefore, they have designed an online survey. By participating in this survey you will help researches in “Management Information Systems” and “Sociology”. You must be at least 18 years old to participate in this survey. It will take 5 to 12 minutes of your time.
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Posted by: Reza | January 24, 2008 at 07:30 PM