Global gatekeeping, representation, and network structure: a longitudinal analysis of regional and global knowledge-diffusion networks

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Spencer, JW
• 署名单位: George Washington University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS STUDIES
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0047-2506
• DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jibs.8400039
• 发表日期: 2003
• 页码: 428-442
• 关键词: network analysis; innovation systems; Knowledge diffusion

摘要

This paper argues that structural characteristics of knowledge-diffusion networks, such as density levels, centralization levels, and the presence of global knowledge brokers, contribute to the emergence of dominant designs and the competitiveness of countries' firms and industries. It further suggests that national institutional structures and firm-specific attributes influence the development of these knowledge-diffusion networks. Six propositions, developed from examination of one industry's networks and previous scholarly literature, specify these arguments.