lazega_lawfirm: Lazega law firm
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Lazega law firm
Description
The data is part of a study carried out in a Northeastern US corporate law firm,
referred to as SG&R, 1988-1991 in New England.
The data were collected by Emmanuel Lazega (2001).
This is a multiplex network of attorneys (partners and associates) of this firm.
It includes (among others) measurements of networks among the 71 attorneys (partners and associates) of this firm, i.e. their strong-coworker network, advice network, friendship network, and indirect control networks.
Usage
data(lazega_lawfirm)
Format
Three 71 X 71 matrices:
- cowork
A matrix indicating "cowork" relationships among the attorneys, based on their work together on cases and other professional activities.
- advice
A matrix indicating "advice" relationships, where the matrix shows to whom attorneys went for professional advice.
- friends
A matrix indicating "friends" relationships, showing social connections outside of work.
- attributes
A data frame with attributes of the actors, including:
- seniority
Seniority.
- status
1=partner; 2=associate
- gender
1=man; 2=woman
- office
1=Boston; 2=Hartford; 3=Providence
- years
Years with the firm
- age
Age
- practice
1=litigation; 2=corporate
- law_school
1 = Harvard, Yale; 2 = UConn; 3 = Other
Source
Lazega, Emmanuel (2001) The Collegial Phenomenon: The Social Mechanisms of Cooperation Among Peers in a Corporate Law Partnership. Oxford University Press.
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Lazega law firm
Description
The data is part of a study carried out in a Northeastern US corporate law firm, referred to as SG&R, 1988-1991 in New England. The data were collected by Emmanuel Lazega (2001). This is a multiplex network of attorneys (partners and associates) of this firm. It includes (among others) measurements of networks among the 71 attorneys (partners and associates) of this firm, i.e. their strong-coworker network, advice network, friendship network, and indirect control networks.
Usage
data(lazega_lawfirm)
Format
Three 71 X 71 matrices:
- cowork
A matrix indicating "cowork" relationships among the attorneys, based on their work together on cases and other professional activities.
- advice
A matrix indicating "advice" relationships, where the matrix shows to whom attorneys went for professional advice.
- friends
A matrix indicating "friends" relationships, showing social connections outside of work.
- attributes
A data frame with attributes of the actors, including:
- seniority
Seniority.
- status
1=partner; 2=associate
- gender
1=man; 2=woman
- office
1=Boston; 2=Hartford; 3=Providence
- years
Years with the firm
- age
Age
- practice
1=litigation; 2=corporate
- law_school
1 = Harvard, Yale; 2 = UConn; 3 = Other
Source
Lazega, Emmanuel (2001) The Collegial Phenomenon: The Social Mechanisms of Cooperation Among Peers in a Corporate Law Partnership. Oxford University Press.
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