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Moving beyond Stylized Economic Network Models: The Hybrid World of the Indian Firm Ownership Network.

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Mani, D; Moody, J
Published in: AJS; American journal of sociology
June 2014

A central theme of economic sociology has been to highlight the complexity and diversity of real world markets, but many network models of economic social structure ignore this feature and rely instead on stylized one-dimensional characterizations. Here, the authors return to the basic insight of structural diversity in economic sociology. Using the Indian interorganizational ownership network as their case, they discover a composite-or "hybrid"-model of economic networks that combines elements of prior stylized models. The network contains a disconnected periphery conforming closely to a "transactional" model; a semiperiphery characterized by small, dense clusters with sporadic links, as predicted in "small-world" models; and finally a nested core composed of clusters connected via multiple independent paths. The authors then show how a firm's position within the mesolevel structure is associated with demographic features such as age and industry and differences in the extent to which firms engage in multiplex and high-value exchanges.

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AJS; American journal of sociology

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1537-5390

ISSN

0002-9602

Publication Date

June 2014

Volume

119

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1629 / 1669

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1608 Sociology
 

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Mani, D., & Moody, J. (2014). Moving beyond Stylized Economic Network Models: The Hybrid World of the Indian Firm Ownership Network. AJS; American Journal of Sociology, 119(8), 1629–1669. https://doi.org/10.1086/676040
Mani, Dalhia, and James Moody. “Moving beyond Stylized Economic Network Models: The Hybrid World of the Indian Firm Ownership Network.AJS; American Journal of Sociology 119, no. 8 (June 2014): 1629–69. https://doi.org/10.1086/676040.
Mani D, Moody J. Moving beyond Stylized Economic Network Models: The Hybrid World of the Indian Firm Ownership Network. AJS; American journal of sociology. 2014 Jun;119(8):1629–69.
Mani, Dalhia, and James Moody. “Moving beyond Stylized Economic Network Models: The Hybrid World of the Indian Firm Ownership Network.AJS; American Journal of Sociology, vol. 119, no. 8, June 2014, pp. 1629–69. Epmc, doi:10.1086/676040.
Mani D, Moody J. Moving beyond Stylized Economic Network Models: The Hybrid World of the Indian Firm Ownership Network. AJS; American journal of sociology. 2014 Jun;119(8):1629–1669.
Journal cover image

Published In

AJS; American journal of sociology

DOI

EISSN

1537-5390

ISSN

0002-9602

Publication Date

June 2014

Volume

119

Issue

8

Start / End Page

1629 / 1669

Related Subject Headings

  • Sociology
  • 4410 Sociology
  • 1608 Sociology