ABSTRACT

The interorganizational relationship communication literature has identified homophily – the tendency for actors to form ties with similar others – as a mechanism predictive of tie formation among organizations in civil society networks. This study examined the connection between homophily and network structures equated with different types of social capital and perceptions of influence. Using survey data gathered from a network of Malaysian civil society organizations (n = 90), exponential random graph models and autologistic actor attribute models were used to test the association between homophily characteristics and the networked social capital positions of bridging, bonding, and gatekeeping. Results showed that bonders and brokers tended to be influenced by homophily, whereas gatekeepers were influenced by heterophily and homophily. Homophily was also associated with the likelihood of CSOs rating each other as more influential on government reform.

摘要

组织间关系交流文献已经确定同质性——行为者与相似的其他人形成联系的倾向——作为预测公民社会网络中组织之间联系形成的机制。本研究考察了同质性和网络结构之间的联系，这些结构等同于不同类型的社会资本和影响力感知。使用从马来西亚民间社会组织网络收集的调查数据（n = 90), 指数随机图模型和自逻辑行为者属性模型被用来测试同质性特征与桥接、结合和守门的网络社会资本地位之间的关联。结果表明，担保人和经纪人往往受到同质性的影响，而看门人则受到异质性和同质性的影响。同质性也与公民社会组织相互评价对政府改革更有影响力的可能性有关。