Explaining the Structure of Inter-Organizational Networks using Exponential Random Graph Models

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 277-295

  Broekel, Tom ^a   Hartog, Matté ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aviation industry; exponential random graph models; inter organizational network structure; network analysis; proximity

Indexed keywords

AIR TRANSPORTATION; GRAPHICAL METHOD; MODELING; NETWORK ANALYSIS;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84878563567     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2013.791126     Document Type: Article

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