college 6

Question 1

Harvey’s time-space compression

Answer 1

everything happens at once and everywhere

Question 2

castells global network society

Answer 2

interaction between people is no longer dependent on ‘place’. we shift from ‘space of place’ to ‘space of flows’

Question 3

time-space compression

Answer 3

interaction is instantaneous

not bound to a place

Question 4

strong nodes

Answer 4

flexible, adjustable, quick response to change, mutual interest exchange

Question 5

weak nodes

Answer 5

aggregation of resources, deployment of power

Question 6

three forms of governance

Answer 6

1. participant governed: depend on involvement of all members; decentralized collective self-governance
2. lead organization-governed: depends on involvement of lead member; centralized governance
3. network administrative organizations: network facilitation

Question 7

four contingencies of governance

Answer 7

1. trust
2. size
3. goal consensus
4. nature of the task