Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1978

College/Unit

Eberly College of Arts and Sciences

Department/Program/Center

Social Work

Abstract

Discussions of personal influence in organizations and communities are ordinarily abstract and theoretical.In this paper, a practical method for the measurement of influence in interactional terms. The approach combines the use of Likert scales, sociometry and a simplified version of block modeling using matrices. The approach is illustrated with a hypothetical human service agency with a staff of seven professionals.

Source Citation

A revised version of this manuscript was published in Vol 5, No. 1 of the Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, January 1978. 66-80.

Comments

Author's pre-print.

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