Author(s)

Bo Yang, Hecheng Wang

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Not similar with the current interest on collaboration networks research, the focus in this paper is competition networks. The topology of a firm competition network has been investigated empirically and theoretically. We have found that four fundamental characteristics emerge simultaneously in the competition network, including hierarchical modularity, positive degree correlation, power-law degree distribution and self-similarity. The theoretical model we proposed can predict these structural patterns successfully. The obtained results are significant for further network analysis of the omnipresent competitive phenomena.

Firm Competition, Structural Embeddedness, Complex Networks

B. Yang and H. Wang, "Characterizing and Modeling the Structure of Competition Networks," Journal of Service Science and Management, Vol. 4 No. 1, 2011, pp. 8-14. doi: 10.4236/jssm.2011.41002.