Two's company, three's a crowd? Triads in cooperative-competitive networks

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Madhavan, R; Gnyawali, DR; He, JY
• 署名单位: Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education (PCSHE); University of Pittsburgh; Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; University of Illinois System; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/20159631
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 918-927
• 关键词: EMBEDDEDNESS

摘要

Triadic structure is an important, but neglected, aspect of interfirm networks. We developed the constructs clustering and countering as potential drivers of triadic structure and combined them with the recently developed p* network model to demonstrate the value and feasibility of triadic analysis. Exploratory analysis of data from the global steel industry revealed firms' tendency to form transitive triads, in which three firms all have direct ties with each other, especially within blocks defined by geography or technology.