Empirical Study on Corporate Network of Directorship Interlocks--Based on Chinese Listed Companies

摘要

This paper investigates the interlocking directorates and relative corporate networks by social network analysis (SNA). After presenting the logical network model and relative network index, we conduct empirical analysis on the corporate network of Chinese listed companies. The characteristics of the whole network and the sub-networks, such as the giant components, are analyzed, and three regional subnetworks including Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and Bohai Rim Region are compared. Implications for future research, policy making, and strategy are discussed.