10.6084/m9.figshare.4994426.v1
Kirsten Martinus
Kirsten
Martinus
Thomas J. Sigler
Thomas J.
Sigler
Global city clusters: theorizing spatial and non-spatial proximity in inter-urban firm networks
Taylor & Francis Group
2017
economic geography
connectivity
proximity
clusters
world city networks
social network analysis (SNA)
经济地理学,连结性,邻近性,集群,世界城市网络,社会网络分析(SNA)
géographie économique
connectivité
proximité
groupements
réseaux urbains mondiaux
analyse de réseaux sociaux (SNA)
Wirtschaftsgeografie
Konnektivität
Nähe
Cluster
Weltstadt-Netzwerke
soziale Netzwerkanalyse
geografía económica
conectividad
proximidad
aglomeraciones
redes de ciudades del mundo
análisis de las redes sociales
F15
O18
R11
R58
2017-05-11 09:47:27
Journal contribution
https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Global_city_clusters_theorizing_spatial_and_non-spatial_proximity_in_inter-urban_firm_networks/4994426
<p>Spatial agglomeration is well theorized within regional studies and economic geography, with firm- and industry-level advantages generally attributable to the strategic benefits derived from spatial proximity. Increasingly, alternative proximity types have been explored to explain firm relationships within and between industries. This paper applies a novel social network analysis (SNA) approach to analyze city clustering as a function of both spatial and non-spatial factors – namely, economic, sociocultural and geopolitical. Based on the internal reporting structures of Australia-based firms, it explores how ‘global clusters’ are more useful in understanding industry dynamics and processes than hierarchical lists of cities of cascading importance.</p>