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Table 2 Inclusion and exclusion criteria for articles

From: Bridges, brokers and boundary spanners in collaborative networks: a systematic review

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Empirical research on brokers, bridges or boundary spanners within a collaborative network using a network approach

Not empirical research, e.g. models, concepts, methods, frameworks, tools, computational or theoretical aspects of network theory or collaboration

Social network of professionals e.g. health, academic, research, corporate, commercial

Social networks of non-professionals such as students, children, internet site users, genetic or disease groups, terrorists or criminals, historical groups, families, friends, local community members, targets for health promotion or marketing, customers or recommender groups

Local or virtual means of interaction

Non-human social networks (e.g. animal societies, molecular systems) or simulations of human networks

Individual, organisational or interorganisational level data

 

Brokers, bridges or boundary spanners identified sociometrically or ethnographically