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Community Structure Analysis of Firmproduct Bipartite Network: A Case Study on China’s Automobile Industry |
OU Rui-Qiu, YANG Jian-Mei, CHANG Jing |
South China Univeristy of Technology, Guangzhou, China |
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Abstract This paper firstly provides the definition and dividing approach of firmproduct bipartite network. Then the paper carries out a study on community structure of firmproduct bipartite network in China’s automobile industry, which divides the community structure and evaluates the result based on modularity Q index. The results suggest that firmproduct bipartite network of China’s automobile industry possesses a distinct community structure. Finally, the paper discusses the industrial implications of the community structure.
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Received: 21 May 2009
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