Weak tie interactions in networking: five types of interaction structures
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Author(s)
Nightingall, Georgina
Baxter, Weston
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Weak ties contribute to an individual's happiness, health and career, yet networking events supporting weak ties are often considered ineffective and unenjoyable. More support is needed to aid the design of these experiences. This inductive qualitative study explores how weak tie interactions occurred in a 3-day event for a professional networking community. Data was collected from multiple behavioural settings through direct observation, semi-structured interviews and archival data. Results highlight five structures underpinning weak tie interactions and associated implications for design.
Date Issued
2024-05-01
Date Acceptance
2024-05-01
Citation
Proceedings of the Design Society, 2024, 4, pp.325-334
ISSN
2732-527X
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Start Page
325
End Page
334
Journal / Book Title
Proceedings of the Design Society
Volume
4
Copyright Statement
The Author(s), 2024. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is unaltered and is properly cited. The written permission of Cambridge University Press must be obtained for commercial re-use or in order to create a derivative work.
License URL
Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pds.2024.35
Source
DESIGN 2024
Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2023-05-20
Finish Date
2024-05-23
Coverage Spatial
Dubrovnik, Croatia
Date Publish Online
2024-05-16