A Stochastic Actor-Based Modelling of the Evolution of an Intercity Corporate Network

Xingjian Liu, Ben Derudder, Yaolin Liu, Frank Witlox and Wei Shen
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Xingjian Liu: Department of Geography, University of Cambridge, Downing Place, Cambridge CB2 3EN, England
Ben Derudder: School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University, Vic 3800, Australia, and Geography Department, Ghent University, Belgium
Yaolin Liu: MOE Key Laboratory of GIS and School of Resource and Environmental Science, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China 430079
Frank Witlox: Geography Department, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
Wei Shen: ESSCA Graduate School of Management in Angers, 49003 Angers Cedex 1, France

Environment and Planning A, 2013, vol. 45, issue 4, 947-966

Abstract: We adopt a stochastic actor-based modelling framework to present a longitudinal analysis of an intercity corporate network formed by 53 globalised advanced producer service firms across 107 cities for three different time points in the period 2000–10. Our longitudinal framework allows us to investigate the different processes underlying firm networks' dynamics. The observed network changes are explained by a combination of exogenous city characteristics (eg, GDP and population) and endogenous local network structures (eg, ‘star’ and ‘4-cycle’ structures). Our analysis contributes to an understanding of how interactions amongst cities and firms at the local scale give rise to the empirically observed network patterns at the global scale.

Keywords: stochastic-actor based models; two-mode networks; intercity corporate network; network evolution; advanced producer service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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