论文标题
共处对人类通信网络的影响
The effect of co-location on human communication networks
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论文摘要
在通信网络中重新连接的能力对于大规模的人类合作和新思想的传播至关重要。我们表明，在COVID-19锁定期间缺乏研究人员共同设置，导致超过4,800个薄弱的联系 - 社会系统遥远的部分之间的联系，使新信息的流动能够流动，这是在北美大型大学的电子邮件网络中超过18个月的。此外，我们发现通过杂交工作模式重新引入部分共处导致弱领域的部分再生。我们通过基于物理接近度的模型来量化共同点在形成关系中的效果，该模型能够重现所有经验观察。结果表明，不同居的员工形成联系的可能性较小，从而削弱了在工作场所的信息传播。这样的发现可能有助于更好地理解人类通信网络的时空动态，并帮助正在朝着实施混合工作政策实施的组织评估生产性工作环境所需的最低亲自互动量。
The ability to rewire ties in communication networks is vital for large-scale human cooperation and the spread of new ideas. We show that lack of researcher co-location during the COVID-19 lockdown caused the loss of more than 4,800 weak ties -- ties between distant parts of the social system that enable the flow of novel information -- over 18 months in the email network of a large North American university. Furthermore, we find that the re-introduction of partial co-location through a hybrid work mode led to a partial regeneration of weak ties. We quantify the effect of co-location in forming ties through a model based on physical proximity, which is able to reproduce all empirical observations. Results indicate that employees who are not co-located are less likely to form ties, weakening the spread of information in the workplace. Such findings could contribute to a better understanding of the spatio-temporal dynamics of human communication networks, and help organizations that are moving towards the implementation of hybrid work policies evaluate the minimum amount of in-person interaction necessary for a productive work environment.
