Multi-relational Network Analysis for Covert Organizations

Rapid development of social network theory provides new perspective for the study of covert organizational behavior and becomes new research hot topic in the international academic circle. Conventional covert organization network research mainly involves interpersonal relationships among members and there are some limitations. Problems that need to be solved at present include introducing more elements according to the nature of covert organization activities, more appropriately describing characteristics of organization activities and improving pertinence of disintegration strategies. This paper presents construction and analysis methods of multi-relational network of covert organizations from multiple perspectives of interpersonal relationships, resources, skills and tasks, conducts empirical study combining typical organizational activities and provides new approach for deeper understanding of characteristics of covert organization activities and construction of disintegration strategies.