Elucidating strategic network dynamics through computational modeling

被引：14

作者：

Lin, Zhiang ^{[1
]}

Kitts, James A. ^{[2
]}

Yang, Haibin ^{[3
]}

Harrison, J. Richard ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Texas Dallas, Sch Management, Richardson, TX 75083 USA

[2] Columbia Univ, Grad Sch Business, New York, NY 10027 USA

[3] City Univ Hong Kong, Dept Management, Kowloon, Hong Kong, Peoples R China

来源：

COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL ORGANIZATION THEORY | 2008年 / 14卷 / 03期

基金：

美国国家科学基金会;

关键词：

network dynamics; partner relations; external events; resource dependence; computer simulation;

D O I：

10.1007/s10588-008-9026-2

中图分类号：

TP39 [计算机的应用];

学科分类号：

081203 ; 0835 ;

摘要：

In this study we describe a comprehensive computational model of network dynamics (COM-NeD) and demonstrate how it may help us better understand and theorize the dynamics of strategic networks. Specifically, we model a population of firms characterized by idiosyncratic resource needs and productive capacities, while having to respond to the demands of external events by establishing ties and receiving needed resources from other firms. Through COM-NeD we investigate a set of established theoretical perspectives that represent distinct strategies for seeking and establishing interfirm ties. Rigorous computational experiments demonstrate the expected behavior of such a system under a broad range of assumptions. The results shed light on the complexity of strategic network dynamics, demonstrating novel interactions of firms' internal resource capacity, relational search approaches, and external resource growth.

引用

页码：175 / 208

页数：34

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