September 17, 2012

Network Analysis Research:

Building Social Theory, Conducting Applied Research, &

Informing SG Organizational Design

Troy Hartley

Governance Network Analysis: EBFM, Fish-Watershed Boundaries

Series of studies over five years (2007—2011):

Northwest Atlantic (2) Watershed planning—Nova Scotia, Canada and New

Hampshire, US Gulf of Maine herring management—US & Canada

US Chesapeake Bay

Multi-state EBFM—Menhaden, striped bass, alosines, oyster, blue crab

(2) County-level land use planning—Maryland and Virginia

Governance Networks

Social network analysis

Social Capital (qualitative) and Graph Theory (mathematics) Relational measures – centrality, connectivity (quantitative) Graphics software development Applications: organization theory, public administration

Communication and governance network analysis:

Communication links – frequency, significance (questionnaires)

Individual nodes Informal + formal Snap shots Under estimate

Governance Networks Nova Scotia Canada NH Coastal Zone Atlantic Herring

Structure Size: 53 Density: 3% Function Wght Avg Path Length: 2.5 Connectivity: 6x Closeness-in Closeness-out Betweenness

Structure Size: 23 Density: 8% Function Wght Avg Path Length: 2.5 Connectivity: 1/3x

Structure Size: 146 Density: 1% Function Wght Avg Path Length: 2.5 Connectivity: 3x

Governance Networks Nova Scotia Canada NH Coastal Zone Atlantic Herring

Structure Size: 53 Density: 3% Function Wght Avg Path Length: 2.5 Connectivity: 6x Closeness-in Closeness-out Betweenness

Structure Size: 23 Density: 8% Function Wght Avg Path Length: 2.5 Connectivity: 1/3x

Structure Size: 146 Density: 1% Function Wght Avg Path Length: 2.5 Connectivity: 3x

Theory Building:

• Structure, Function, & Outcomes;

• Agent-Based Modeling, & other Simulations

Connectivity: Across local-state-federal, fish-watershed

boundaries

Connectivity

NH Coastal Zone

Atlantic herring FMP

Nova Scotia

Horizon of Observability

Connectivity

NH Coastal Zone

Atlantic herring FMP

Nova Scotia

Horizon of Observability

Applied Research:

• Insufficient connections to implement EBFM;

• Promote internal State connections (new links,

capacity)

Network Analysis & SG Program Design

Are you connected to the right folks? Weekly 66 members 3% density 2.02 avg wght path Length Closeness-in & -out

Network Analysis & SG Program Design

New VASG Graduate Research Fellowship

Outreach

Research

End-users

Sea Grant-funded Student

Horizon of Observability

Network Analysis & SG Program Design

Theory Building

Relationship among structure, function and outcome Modeling and Simulation – agent-based theory Network theory building

Applied Research & Outreach

Awareness that managers are functioning and governing as a network

Tools, capacity, and advise on improving their network performance

SG Program & Organizational Design

Promoting boundary spanning

September 11, 2012

Network Analysis Research:

Building Social Theory, Conducting Applied Research, & Informing SG Organizational

Design

Thanks!

Troy Hartley

thartley@vims.edu (804)684-7248