Comparative analysis of formal and informal researcher's network, Case Study: Tourism Research Institute

The aim of this study is a comparative analysis of formal and informal researcher's network in Tourism Research Institute. A questionnaire was designed and sample size in this study has been 19 researchers. The formal part dimensions are production and publication of scientific papers, workshops, research project and informal dimensions are travel and solving the problems. Research method is Network analysis and data has been analyze using UCINET 6. The results showed the density of formal relationships network is 20%, and the density of informal relationships network is 55%. Two networks have significant differences in the popularity of social, social cohesion, social relations, social distance and social influence.