Mark Granovetter

Mark Granovetter
Born
Mark Sanford Granovetter

(1943-10-20) October 20, 1943 (age 81)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materPrinceton University (AB)
Harvard University (PhD)
Known forSocial network theory
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsStanford University
ThesisChanging jobs : channels of mobility information in a suburban population (1970)
Doctoral advisorHarrison White
Doctoral studentsEmilio J. Castilla
Mark Mizruchi[1]
Brian Uzzi
Other notable studentsWalter W. Powell
Websiteprofiles.stanford.edu/mark-granovetter Edit this at Wikidata

Mark Sanford Granovetter (/ˈɡrænəvɛtər/; born October 20, 1943) is an American sociologist and professor at Stanford University.[2] He is best known for his work in social network theory and in economic sociology, particularly his theory on the spread of information in social networks known as The Strength of Weak Ties (1973).[3] In 2014 Granovetter was named a Citation Laureate by Thomson Reuters and added to that organization’s list of predicted Nobel Prize winners in economics. Data from the Web of Science show that Granovetter has written both the first and third most cited sociology articles.[4]

  1. ^ Mizruchi, Mark (1980). The structure of the American corporate network: 1904-1974 (PhD thesis). p. ii. OCLC 7297026. ProQuest 303081789.
  2. ^ "Mgranovetter". Archived from the original on 2008-04-29. Retrieved 2007-11-06. Mark Granovetter, Stanford University
  3. ^ Granovetter, M. S. (1973). "The Strength of Weak Ties" (PDF). The American Journal of Sociology. 78 (6): 1360–1380. doi:10.1086/225469. JSTOR 2776392. S2CID 59578641.
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