scholarly journals Consumer choice and local network effects in mobile telecommunications in Turkey

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 334-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Karacuka ◽  
A. Nazif Çatık ◽  
Justus Haucap
Keyword(s):  
Consumer Choice ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Local Network ◽  
Mobile Telecommunications

The asymmetric effects of local and global network ties on firms’ innovation performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 377-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Wang ◽  
Jun Li ◽  
Shaoqing Huang
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Local Network ◽  
Network Ties ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Asymmetric Effects ◽  
Absorptive Capacities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically test a theoretical framework examining how local network ties and global network ties affect firms’ innovation performance via their absorptive capacities. Design/methodology/approach The conceptual framework is empirically tested in a field study with multi-source data collected from a sample of 297 manufacturing firms located in four. Manufacturing clusters in the south-eastern Yangtze River Delta of China. Hypotheses were tested with the use of path analysis with maximum likelihood robust estimates through the structural equation modelling approach. Findings The asymmetry between local network ties (LNT) and global network ties (GNT) in terms of influences on firms’ innovation performance is confirmed by empirical tests. LNT not only significantly and positively contribute to firms’ innovation performance directly but also enhance it indirectly via absorptive capability, whereas GNT exhibit only marginal influence on innovation performance. GNT are shown to boost innovation performance (IP) only indirectly via firms’ absorptive capacities. Knowledge heterogeneity and the difference between domestic and multinational firms’ institutional environment are considered to be the main causes of the asymmetric effects. Originality/value While the previous literature either focused on the mediating role of firms’ knowledge absorptive capacities or investigated the effects of social networks separately, this study incorporates both mechanisms into a single analytical framework to better account for the interactions between network effects and absorptive capacities. The results challenge some previous studies positing that GNT are stronger determinants than LNT in shaping a local firm’s innovation capacity in emerging economies, and the findings emphasize the importance of absorptive capacity in helping local enterprises to leverage external linkages to enhance firm’s innovation performance.

scholarly journals Using a Local Network to Support Internationalisation: a Case Study from New Zealand

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Vickesh Kambaran
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Network Formation ◽  
Local Network ◽  
Successful Case ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Oil Company ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Over Time

<p>This thesis explores how collaboration amongst a network of companies can lead to successful internationalisation. Positioned between the network and internationalisation literature, this research used a successful case study where a New Zealand company supported by a network local of companies won a $21 million export contract to supply retail payment terminals to a Malaysian oil company. The research focused on the network formation, structure and evolution over time. In addition, the roles and performance of the network were also examined. The research method focused on a successful case and involved in-depth interviews with senior management of four companies. This was coupled with network analysis based on data extracted from the interview transcripts. Capturing chronological data was made possible by using a historical approach. There are several insights worth noting that surfaced from the results. First, relationally embedded ties appear to have reinforcing network effects. For example, the case shows how relationally embedded ties influence resource acquisition. Second, in examining the evolution of the network over time, the data captured shows how a closed network formed bridges across structural holes, leading to 'structural autonomy.' The third contribution of this research is the identification and integration of internationalisation theories within the case. As such, this thesis has made a series of contributions to the area of network dynamics that supports successful internationalisation.</p>

scholarly journals EVOLUTION OF COORDINATION IN SOCIAL NETWORKS: A NUMERICAL STUDY

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (10) ◽  
pp. 1277-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCO TOMASSINI ◽  
ENEA PESTELACCI
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Coordination Games ◽  
Local Network ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Social Polarization ◽  
Extensive Numerical Simulation ◽  
Theoretical Results ◽  
Selection Of

Coordination games are important to explain efficient and desirable social behavior. Here we study these games by extensive numerical simulation on networked social structures using an evolutionary approach. We show that local network effects may promote selection of efficient equilibria in both pure and general coordination games and may explain social polarization. These results are put into perspective with respect to known theoretical results. The main insight we obtain is that clustering, and especially community structure in social networks has a positive role in promoting socially efficient outcomes.

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