The S’ANT Imperative for Realizing the Vision of Healthcare Network Centric Operations

2011 ◽  
pp. 2206-2217
Author(s):  
Nimini Wickramasinghe ◽  
Rajeev K. Bali
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Healthcare Network ◽  
Analysis Tools ◽  
Network Centric Operations ◽  
Tools And Techniques

In the information-intensive environment of healthcare, the networkcentric approach has been proffered as one that allows free and rapid sharing of information and effective knowledge building required for the development of coherent objectives and their rapid attainment. This article asserts that if we are to realize such a vision it is imperative to draw upon strong rich analysis tools and techniques and thus calls for the application of Social Network Analysis combined with Actor-network Theory (S’ANT).

scholarly journals The Need for Rich Theory to Realize the Vision of Healthcare Network Centric Operations

2011 ◽  
pp. 41-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nimini Wickramasinghe ◽  
Rajeev K. Bali
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Global Environment ◽  
Network Centric Operations ◽  
Tools And Techniques ◽  
Traditional Approaches

In a dynamic and complex global environment traditional approaches to healthcare delivery are becoming more and more inadequate. To address this von Lubitz and Wickramasinghe (2006e) proffered the need for a networkcentric approach that allows free and rapid sharing of information and effective knowledge building required for the development of coherent objectives and their rapid attainment. However, to realize this vision it is essential to have rich theory and robust approaches to analyse the levels of complexity of modern healthcare delivery. This paper discusses how this might be done by drawing upon the strong rich analysis tools and techniques of Social Network Analysis combined with Actor Network Theory.

Entanglement, Materiality and the Social Organisation of Construction Workers in Classical Athens

2018 ◽  
pp. 512-528
Author(s):  
Diane Harris Cline
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Fifth Century ◽  
Actor Network ◽  
The Social ◽  
Building Program

This chapter views the “Periclean Building Program” through the lens of Actor Network Theory, in order to explore the ways in which the construction of these buildings transformed Athenian society and politics in the fifth century BC. It begins by applying some Actor Network Theory concepts to the process that was involved in getting approval for the building program as described by Thucydides and Plutarch in his Life of Pericles. Actor Network Theory blends entanglement (human-material thing interdependence) with network thinking, so it allows us to reframe our views to include social networks when we think about the political debate and social tensions in Athens that arose from Pericles’s proposal to construct the Parthenon and Propylaea on the Athenian Acropolis, the Telesterion at Eleusis, the Odeon at the base of the South slope of the Acropolis, and the long wall to Peiraeus. Social Network Analysis can model the social networks, and the clusters within them, that existed in mid-fifth century Athens. By using Social Network Analysis we can then show how the construction work itself transformed a fractious city into a harmonious one through sustained, collective efforts that engaged large numbers of lower class citizens, all responding to each other’s needs in a chaine operatoire..

Using S’ANT for Facilitating Superior Understanding of Key Factors in the Design of a Chronic Disease Self-Management Model

2011 ◽  
pp. 223-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nilmini Wickramasinghe ◽  
Rajeev K. Bali ◽  
Steve Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Chronic Disease ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Actor Network

The S’ANT approach (Wickramasinghe and Bali, 2009) - namely the incorporation of Actor-network Theory and Social Network Analysis as proposed by Wickramasinghe and Bali 2009 in order to support a network centric healthcare solutions is proffered in the following as an appropriately rich lens of analysis in the context of the development of a chronic disease self-management model.

scholarly journals Aspectos teórico-metodológicos para análise de campanhas eleitorais online no twitter: do mapeamento das redes às conversações │ Theoretical and methodological issues for the analysis of online campaigns on Twitter: networks and conversations

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronaldo Ferreira Araujo
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Actor Network Theory ◽  
Actor Network ◽  
Political Actors ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
The Subject

RESUMO Discorre sobre as chamadas campanhas eleitorais online e apresenta uma proposta teórico-metodológica para estudos sobre o tema por meio de abordagens centradas na Conversação Mediada por Computador (CMC), na Actor Network Theory (ANT) e na Análise de Redes Sociais (ARS), com foco no Twitter. A proposta contribui para o mapeamento da rede e da conversação que se forma em torno do engajamento cívico em períodos eleitorais e favorece o rompimento da centralização, que geralmente tem foco no desempenho dos agentes políticos, dando uma visão distribuída e de uso dialógico do microblog. Percebe-se que os agentes políticos ainda enfrentam o desafio da interatividade e conversação, e reforçamos que análises direcionadas aos conteúdos das mensagens compartilhadas devem observar: os limites e condicionamentos do microblog; os aspectos do discurso presente nas micronarrativas; e a analise de assunto.Palavras-chave: Campanhas Online; Twitter; Conversação Mediada por Computador; Teoria Ator-Rede; Análise de Redes Sociais.ABSTRACT This article discusses online campaigns and presents a theoretical-methodological approach to studies on the subject focusing on Computer Mediated Conversation (CMC), the Actor Network Theory (ANT) and Social Network Analysis approaches (SNA) on Twitter. The proposal contributes to network and conversation mapping that is built around civic engagement in electoral periods and favors the breakup of centralization, with a distributed view of the dialogical use of the microblog. It shows that political actors still face the challenge of interactivity and conversation, and reinforces that analyses targeted to the content of the shared messages must observe: a) the limits and constraints of the microblog; b) aspects of this discourse in micronarratives; and c) an analysis of the subject.Keywords: Online Campaigns; Twitter; Computer-Mediated Conversation; Actor-Network Theory; Social Network Analysis.

scholarly journals The South African Banking Director Network: An Investigation Into Interlocking Directorships Using Social Network Analysis (SNA)

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 963
Author(s):  
Burgert A. Senekal ◽  
Karlien Stemmet
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Complex Systems ◽  
South African ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Network Theory ◽  
Complex Network Theory ◽  
International Trends ◽  
Director Network

The theory of complex systems has gained significant ground in recent years, and with it, complex network theory has become an essential approach to complex systems. This study follows international trends in examining the interlocking South African bank director network using social network analysis (SNA), which is shown to be a highly connected social network that has ties to many South African industries, including healthcare, mining, and education. The most highly connected directors and companies are identified, along with those that are most central to the network, and those that serve important bridging functions in facilitating network coherence. As this study is exploratory, numerous suggestions are also made for further research.

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