Beverly regularly communicates with both Doris and Albert to share important information, but Doris and Albert don't know each other. One day, Doris and Albert strike up a friendship and start sharing information. Referencing structure holes, which of the following is not true?
A) Beverly's network provides her less centrality than it previously did.
B) Beverly is now getting better information than she did before.
C) Beverly has less influence than she used to.
D) Beverly has lost a structural hole in her network.

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The structure holes concept suggests that individuals who bridge structural holes have higher centrality, control over information flow, and influence. In this scenario, when Doris and Albert start sharing information, Beverly now has a structural hole in her network, which means she has less centrality, less control over information flow, and less influence than before. Therefore, option B is not true.

Beverly Regularly Communicates with Both Doris and Albert to Share