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标题：Dynamics of Brokerage Positions in Clusters: Evidence from the Spanish Foodstuffs Industry
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作者：Belso-Martínez, José Antonio ; Expósito-Langa, Manuel ; Mas-Verdú, Francisco 等
期刊名称：Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2071-1050
出版年度：2017
卷号：9
期号：2
页码：1-18
出版社：MDPI, Open Access Journal
摘要：Shifting away from traditional approaches orientated towards the analysis of the benefits associated with brokerage, this paper provides valuable insights into the dynamics of this network position and the opportunities to innovate that it provides. Using fine grain micro data collected in a foodstuff Spanish cluster, the evolution of different brokerage profiles is analyzed in depth. It was particularly evident how firm-level characteristics (status, former mediating experience and external openness) and their interactions may generate changes in the different brokerage roles over a period of time. The findings of this work partially validate expectations based on the network dynamics approaches. Status and previous mediating experience facilitate the creation of partnerships, fostering brokerage. Conversely, interaction effects demote brokerage activity at the intra-cluster level, suggesting the selective nature of brokers’ relational behavior.
关键词：brokerage; foodstuff clusters; social network analysis; social status; extra cluster linkages; innovation