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Ronald Stuart Burt | |
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| Born | 1949 |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | United States |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1971) University at Albany, SUNY (M.S., 1973) University of Chicago (Ph.D., 1977) |
| Known for | Structural holes, network models of social capital |
| Awards | Distinguished Scholar of Organizations and Management Theory, Academy of Management (2007) Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1993) Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (1984) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mathematical sociology, social networks |
| Institutions | Bocconi University (2020– ) University of Chicago (1993– ) Columbia University (1982–1993) University of California, Berkeley (1976–1983)[1] |
| Doctoral advisor | James Samuel Coleman |
Ronald Stuart Burt (born 1949) is an American sociologist. He is the Charles M. Harper Leadership Professor of Sociology and Strategy at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a Distinguished Professor at Bocconi University. He is most notable for his research and writing on social networks and social capital, particularly the concept of structural holes in a social network.