The Gift Exchange in the Social Networks of Silicon Valley
通过分析硅谷产业网络背后的社交网络，发现礼物交换原则主导了风险投资家、律师、企业家等群体之间的信息交换，这源于交换物品的性质和经济行为者的相互依赖程度。
Using the analysis of the social networks that underlie the industrial networks of Silicon Valley, this article demonstrates that due to the nature of exchanged goods and the degree of interdependence between the economic actors, is the principle rule of in these networks. The principles of gift exchange govern the of information among venture capitalists, lawyers, entrepreneurs, corporate managers, journalists and academics.