Identifying Social Influence: A Comment on Opinion Leadership and Social Contagion in New Product Diffusion

被引:127
作者
Aral, Sinan [1 ]
机构
[1] NYU, Leonard N Stern Sch Business, New York, NY 10012 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
social networks; peer influence; behavioral contagion; NETWORK; INNOVATION; IDENTIFICATION; ADOPTION;
D O I
10.1287/mksc.1100.0596
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
I suggest five broad directions for future research on social influence and opinion leadership that could, if appropriately addressed, dramatically improve how we conceptualize and manage social contagions in a variety of domains.
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页码:217 / 223
页数:7
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