Citation

Tutzauer F. Soc. Netw. 1985; 7(3): 263-285.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1985, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/0378-8733(85)90017-6

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This article explores the nature of organizational dissolution by utilizing the terminology and logic of graph theory. More specifically, the role of communication in network decay is studied. It is argued that as an organization dissolves, it is marked by an increasing number of cliques and factions leading to network stratification. Both quantitative and qualitative aspects of the communication relation are found to influence network disintegration.