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A Measure Of Acuity Of Structural Hole PerceptionSoltis, Scott M.; Borgatti, Stephen P.; Mehra, AjayKnowledge <strong>Network</strong>sMeasures, Structural Holes, Brokerage, Cognitive <strong>Social</strong> Structures, Cognitive <strong>Network</strong>sTHURS.AM1A number of studies suggest that an ego network rich in structural holes confers certain advantages to ego. However, some of the benefits of structural holesmay be realized only if ego is aware of the holes – otherwise they may go unexploited. However, individuals vary in their awareness of the structural featuresof their ego network. In this paper, we present a measure of the extent of congruence between the structural holes in a person’s perceived ego network andthe holes in the actual network around them. We illustrate the measure on a number of empirical datasets.

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