Centrality advantage and the creation of distant ties by peripheral firms in vertical networks

Hitoshi Mitsuhashi; Lailani Laynesa Alcantara; Jung Won Min

Centrality advantage and the creation of distant ties by peripheral firms in vertical networks

Hitoshi Mitsuhashi, Lailani Laynesa Alcantara, Jung Won Min

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Abstract

The notion of centrality advantage in network evolution claims that well-connected firms have an advantage in tie creation. Using data from the Japanese automobile industry, this study articulates why the rich get richer in vertical networks and examines how peripheral producers in vertical networks create new distant ties regardless of the disadvantage caused by being peripheral. We find that peripheral producers create distant ties when they enter markets entered by other producers with high centrality and when they have ties with buyers that have higher structural equivalence with other buyers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Academy of Management 2009 Annual Meeting
Subtitle of host publication	Green Management Matters, AOM 2009
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2009 - Chicago, IL, United States Duration: Aug 7 2009 → Aug 11 2009

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Other	69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management, AOM 2009
Country/Territory	United States
City	Chicago, IL
Period	8/7/09 → 8/11/09

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Management Information Systems
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Industrial relations

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Centrality advantage and the creation of distant ties by peripheral firms in vertical networks

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