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标题：Understanding Interaction Search Behavior in Professional Social Networks
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作者：Rikard Harr ; Mikael Wiberg ; Steve Whittaker 等
期刊名称：Human Technology
印刷版ISSN：1795-6889
电子版ISSN：1795-6889
出版年度：2011
卷号：7
期号：3
页码：194-215
DOI：10.17011/ht/urn.2011112211712
语种：English
出版社：University of Jyv?skyl?
摘要：We present an empirical study of social interaction in a professional social network. As the point of departure, we take previous research into distributed work and information foraging theory to explore interaction search behavior of individuals active in professional networks, examining how social factors govern their behavior. For this exploration, we focused on the process through which relevant collaborators are chosen to execute shared work tasks in the area of logistics, and identified six characteristics of the explored processes. We recognized the "survival of the social" as a cornerstone for efficient and long-term professional networks and outlined design implications arising from our findings. More specifically, we found that participants are oriented to solutions that involve active social agents and social relations, rather than optimizing based on task characteristics, efficiency, and cost. These behaviors motivate the need for the concept of social interaction foraging.