Research Masterclass Series - Introduction to network analysis

This masterclass, led by Michał Zdziarski Ph.D., an Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw, will cover the fundamental elements of Network Analysis including:

1. Network Analysis as a Research Paradigm

2. The Network Imaginarium

3. Relational Thinking in Research

4. Network Representation, Notation, and Measurement

5. Core Concepts in Network Theory

6. Applications of Network Analysis in Empirical Research (6a. Bibliometric Networks 6b. Interlocking Directorates and Corporate Networks)

7. Methodological Challenges and Research Design Considerations, and

8. Concluding Remarks and Further Directions.

Michał Zdziarski, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the University of Warsaw where he chairs a Research Group in Strategy and International Business, and the South Asian Research Center (SARC) in the Faculty of Management. He has extensive experience in advanced research design and methods in international business, strategic management and sustainability. He has led and participated in major international research networks and grant-funded projects, published academic work in international journals and trained doctoral students across multiple institutions, combining methodological rigor with applied, interdisciplinary theoretical perspectives.

For more information, please contact the Graduate Research School.