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Social Network Analysis in Industrial Symbiosis focusing on Communication Perspective
Widojoko, Anselmus Mikael (2025) Social Network Analysis in Industrial Symbiosis focusing on Communication Perspective.
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| Abstract: | Industrial Symbiosis (IS) networks rely heavily on effective communication between firms to realize the exchange of resources and facilitate collaborative sustainability initiatives. While many publications focus on material and energy flows, they give less consideration to the communication processes involved in such collaboration. Social Network Analysis (SNA) provides a powerful approach to mapping and evaluating these interactions. This research uses a systematic literature review (SLR) and SNA to explore how communication is conceptualized within IS networks. The literature review highlights significant variation influenced by industrial contexts, geographic regions, actor roles, and methodological approaches. Applying these insights, a practical SNA case study of the Twente Hub project reveals a centralized network structure where a single industrial stakeholder plays a central role, acting as a communication broker that links to various groups of research, community, and regulatory actors. Centralization, despite being efficient, creates a likely network vulnerability, such as information bottlenecks, which would compromise resilience. By combining theoretical deduction and empirical analysis, this research adds depth to the understanding of IS communication and demonstrates the practical application of SNA in identifying the major structural features and roles of actors that enable cooperation and network persistence. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | EEMCS: Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Subject: | 30 exact sciences in general, 50 technical science in general, 70 social sciences in general |
| Programme: | Business & IT BSc (56066) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107396 |
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