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 “Dynamic Network Theory” Book Announcement
Posted by: James Westaby
Title/Position: Associate Professor
School/Organization: Columbia University, Teachers College
Sent to listserv of: SPSP, SESP, SPSSI
Date posted: January 24th, 2012

Dear Colleagues:

I am pleased to announce the publication of my new scholarly book with the American Psychological Association entitled “Dynamic Network Theory: How Social Networks Influence Goal Pursuit.” This monograph may be of interest to you because it is the first to theoretically and methodologically integrate the science of social networks and goal theory, which have remained largely and surprisingly separated literatures. Further, social network research, despite its exploding growth and popularity in the social sciences, has lacked this unification with psychological theory. Hence, new opportunities for social psychology exist within this theoretical and methodological interface.

Book links and info:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1433810824/understandi0d-20

or

http://www.apa.org/pubs/books/4316134.aspx

Table of contents:

Preface
1. Theoretical overview, assumptions, and levels of analysis
2. Dynamic goal pursuit: Network motivation, emotions, conflict, and power
3. Groups, organizations, and goal pursuits over time
4. Interventions: Leadership, helping, networking, and organizational learning
5. Cognition and mental health in social networks
6. Conclusions and applications
Appendix: How to build dynamic network charts

Online resources: (A) Analyzing dynamic network charts, (B) Dynamic network surveys, reliability, and validity, (C) Supplemental analyses and figures

Full reference: Westaby, J. D. (2012). Dynamic network theory: How social networks influence goal pursuit. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

ISBN-10: 1-4338-1082-4
ISBN-13: 978-1-4338-1082-4

All the best,

James

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James D. Westaby, Ph.D.
Program in Social-Organizational Psychology
Box 6, Teachers College, Columbia University
Thompson Hall, 525 W. 120th Street
New York, NY 10027-6696
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Phone: 212-678-3791
Fax: 212-678-8303
Web page: www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/?facid=jdw43
E-mail: westaby@columbia.edu



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