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- It is a good proxy of the speed at which information circulates within the organization. It can be computed as the sum of existing links within a group or subgroup / maximum number of possible links).
- It is a complex calculation that helps investigating the level of centrality.
- It measures how much an Employee/Team is in the middle of the workflow and connects different actors in the organization that would otherwise be disconnected.
- Analyzes the length of the shortest path between the actor examined and all other nodes in the organization’s network
- The more central the node is, the closer it is to all the others
- If this index is = 1, it means that the node has direct connections with all the others (one-to-one).
- Mutual links are relationships that have been reported by a person and confirmed by co-workers.
- A high percentage of confirmed links means that the relationships between colleagues are clear and that efficiency is high.
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The persistence of Unconscious Biases among employees can prevent people from working together effectively, damaging the development of inclusive relationships that foster creativity and innovation.
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The proliferation of heavy organizational structures undermines business efficiency and the company’s result orientation.
Promoting cooperation among People/Teams paths the way to innovation, productivity and
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