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Global city clusters: theorizing spatial and non-spatial proximity in inter-urban firm networks
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.
Global city clusters: theorizing spatial and non-spatial proximity in inter-urban firm networks
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.
Global city clusters: theorizing spatial and non-spatial proximity in inter-urban firm networks
Martinus, Kirsten (author) / Sigler, Thomas J. (author)
Regional Studies ; 52 ; 1041-1052
2018-08-03
12 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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
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