Which of the following reasons explains why painter Vincent van Gogh died penniless,while painter Pablo Picasso left a $740 million estate upon this death?
A) Picasso had a wider range of social connections and bridging relationships.
B) Van Gogh had a wider range of social connections.
C) Picasso was a solitary node with few connections.
D) Van Gogh was a hub who embedded himself in a vast network that stretched across various social lines.

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These two artists enjoyed sharply contrasting levels of success during their lifetimes. Effective social networks provide many advantages for the firm. They can play a key role in the career advancement and success of an individual. A personal social network potentially can provide three unique advantages: private information, access to diverse skill sets, and power. Bridging relationships in a social network connect otherwise disconnected people. Employees who bridge disconnected people tend to receive timely, diverse information because of their access to a wide range of heterogeneous information flows. Such bridging relationships span a number of different types of boundaries.

Which of the Following Reasons Explains Why Painter Vincent Van