2017/05/11 by Kirsten Martinus, Thomas J. Sigler, Thomas Sigler · 62 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Agriculture #Archaeology #Economic geography #Geography #Global Urban Networks and Dynamics #Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis #Regional development #Regional science #Regional studies #Sharing Economy and Platforms #Sociology
paper · open access · doi:10.1080/00343404.2017.1314457
published in Regional Studies, 1-13 (Routledge)
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Kirsten Martinusa* http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9727-7310 & Thomas J. Siglerb http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9727-7310a Centre of Regional Development, School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia.b School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, [email protected] ABSTRACTSpatial 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.