§16§The paradigm of social network analysis (SNA) is widely recognized as a potential approach to analyze, evaluate, and influence communication processes. The author argues that SNA proves useful as a theoretical concept and as a practical tool for knowledge communication in research and development (R〓04§Contents: Perceptions of Knowledge, Knowledge Society and Knowledge Management - Communities and Social Networks in Organizational Knowledge Communication - Theoretical and Empirical Relevance of Social Networks and the Generation of Innovations - Methods and Applications of Social Network Analysis as a Knowledge Management Tool - Inter-organizational Knowledge Community Building - Expert Identification and Knowledge Transfer - Entrepreneurial Networking. §02§The Author: Tobias Müller-Prothmann studied sociology and political economics at the University of Heidelberg. From 2000 to 2005, he was a research associate at the Institute for Media and Communication Studies at the Free University of Berlin. He also worked as a freelance project manager, consultant, journalist, and as a lecturer at the Institute of Electronic Business, Berlin University of the Arts. In 2005, he obtained his Dr. phil. and joined a think tank as head of department for economic growth and innovation.
