Explaining the power-law degree distribution in a social commerce network

Social Networks

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 262-270

  Stephen, Andrew T ^a   Toubia, Olivier ^b  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Clustering; Empirical modeling; Network evolution; Preferential attachment; Reciprocity; Social commerce

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249213533     PISSN: 03788733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socnet.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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