Mapping urban networks through inter-firm service relationships: The case of China

Urban Studies

Volumn 54, Issue 16, 2017, Pages 3639-3654

  Pan, Fenghua ^a   Bi, Wenkai ^a   Lenzer, James ^b   Zhao, Simon ^c  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

advanced producer service; initial public offering; inter firm network; publicly listed firms; urban network

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; LITERATURE REVIEW; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NETWORKING; SERVICE PROVISION; STRATEGIC APPROACH; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHANGHAI; SHENZHEN;

EID: 85034419020     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098016685511     Document Type: Article

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