This paper focuses on the role of social ties in the knowledge flow within an organization from an interpersonal network perspective. In our theoretical study we identified four types of learning - Collaborative, Cooperative, Constrained and Competitive learning - based on the social connections...

We elaborate relevant theories of farmers’ relational network, including the Differential Model of Association, the Strength of Weak Tie, Strong Tie Strength, and Favor and Face. The farmers’ relational network in the Differential Model of Association can be divided into three...