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>