Multi-dimensional proximity and network stability: the moderating role of network cohesion

Min Guo (), Naiding Yang (), Jingbei Wang () and Yanlu Zhang ()
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Min Guo: Northwestern Polytechnical University
Naiding Yang: Northwestern Polytechnical University
Jingbei Wang: Northwestern Polytechnical University
Yanlu Zhang: Northwestern Polytechnical University

Scientometrics, 2021, vol. 126, issue 4, No 33, 3499 pages

Abstract: Abstract Previous studies regarded network stability as an antecedent of innovation. However, there is little research on its antecedent factors. The paper explores and extends the prior research to analyze the influence of network cohesion on network stability within the framework of multi-dimensional proximity. We collected the unbalanced panel data in the information communication technology industry based on the Derwent Innovations Index databases. The research results show that geographic proximity and technological proximity have an invert-U relationship with network stability, and institutional proximity has positively related to network stability. Moreover, network cohesion positively moderates the impact of multi-dimensional proximity on network stability, and network cohesion has a significant effect on network stability.

Keywords: R&D network; Multi-dimensional proximity; Network stability; Network cohesion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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