The Study On Evolution Mechanisms Of The Enterprise Network In Xi'an Software Industry Cluster Based On Affiliation Network

摘要

Based on the enterprise data of year 2000-2007 in Xi'an software industry cluster from the State Intellectual Property Protection Center, this study derived the one-mode network which was the enterprise network from the cluster's affiliation network and then analyzed its evolution mechanisms in this cluster through network visualization by Pajek, including the growth mechanism of the enterprise egocentered networks, the connection mechanism of the whole network, and the formation mechanism of the whole network. Several conclusions were drawn: a) the growth of the ego-centered networks was mainly based on the increase of the enterprise's peer participants; b) the leading enterprises' diversified development integrated and enlarged the scope of the information communication among the enterprises s c) the stability of the enterprise network in this cluster is increasing s d) the software enterprises have a preferential attachment on the mature industries.