The community structure of the global corporate network.
We investigate the community structure of the global ownership network of transnational corporations. We find a pronounced organization in communities that cannot be explained by randomness. Despite the global character of this network, communities reflect first of all the geographical location of f...
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| description | We investigate the community structure of the global ownership network of transnational corporations. We find a pronounced organization in communities that cannot be explained by randomness. Despite the global character of this network, communities reflect first of all the geographical location of firms, while the industrial sector plays only a marginal role. We also analyze the meta-network in which the nodes are the communities and the links are obtained by aggregating the links among firms belonging to pairs of communities. We analyze the network centrality of the top 50 communities and we provide a quantitative assessment of the financial sector role in connecting the global economy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f9fc72ed2aa0411196036cbdd6c5c7082025-08-20T02:33:44ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032014-01-0198e10465510.1371/journal.pone.0104655The community structure of the global corporate network.Stefania VitaliStefano BattistonWe investigate the community structure of the global ownership network of transnational corporations. We find a pronounced organization in communities that cannot be explained by randomness. Despite the global character of this network, communities reflect first of all the geographical location of firms, while the industrial sector plays only a marginal role. We also analyze the meta-network in which the nodes are the communities and the links are obtained by aggregating the links among firms belonging to pairs of communities. We analyze the network centrality of the top 50 communities and we provide a quantitative assessment of the financial sector role in connecting the global economy.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104655 |
| spellingShingle | Stefania Vitali Stefano Battiston The community structure of the global corporate network. PLoS ONE |
| title | The community structure of the global corporate network. |
| title_full | The community structure of the global corporate network. |
| title_fullStr | The community structure of the global corporate network. |
| title_full_unstemmed | The community structure of the global corporate network. |
| title_short | The community structure of the global corporate network. |
| title_sort | community structure of the global corporate network |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0104655 |
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