Two's Company, Three's a Crowd? Triads in Cooperative-Competitive Networks
研究企业间网络中被忽视的三元组结构，提出聚类和对抗两个驱动因素，并用全球钢铁行业数据展示企业倾向于形成完全连通的三元组，尤其在地理或技术相近的群体内。
Triadic structure is an important, but neglected, aspect of interfirm networks. We developed the constructs clustering and countering as potential drivers of triadic structure and combined them with the recently developed p* network model to demonstrate the value and feasibility of triadic analysis. Exploratory analysis of data from the global steel industry revealed firms' tendency to form transitive triads, in which three firms all have direct ties with each other, especially within blocks defined by geography or technology.