Social Network Analysis: Recent Achievements and Current Controversies

Network analysis has grown rapidly over the past two decades, but criticisms of the approach have increased as well This article focuses on several accomplishments and unresolved problems of the network approach In the first section. I illustrate the value of the network model in several substantive areas. focusing on studies of centrahty and power, network subgroups, and interorganizational relations I then discuss three issues over which the approach has provoked controversy the relation between network analysis and rational choice theory; the role of norms and culture, and the question of human agency I conclude with some examples of how network theorists are addressing these problemsPeer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/68023/2/10.1177_000169939403700403.pd

Gender Diversity in the Boardroom and Corporate Philanthropy: Evidence from Nigeria

This study basically investigates the association between boards’ gender mix and corporate philanthropy among listed firms in Nigeria. To achieve the objective of this study, a total of twenty five listed firms were selected through a stratified random sampling technique. A multiple regression analysis was used to test the research propositions in this study. The study observed that there is a significant association between the gender diversity in the board room and the level of corporate philanthropy among listed firms in Nigeria. The paper therefore calls for a consideration of boards’ gender diversity by management and government in order to explore the possible advantages associated with corporate giving. Keywords: Social responsibility, labor discrimination, corporate governance, heterogeneit