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Short-term and long-term stability in electronic communication networks

Quintane, E ; Pattison, PE ; Robins, GL ; Mol, JM (Academy of Management, 2013-01-01)

Network researchers typically focus on patterns of stable relationships, where stability represents the unfolding of social processes over long time frames. By contrast, we argue and empirically demonstrate that social interactions exhibit regularities across different time frames (short and long-term), reflecting distinct social processes.