Proximity and the Evolution of Collaboration Networks: Evidence from R&D projects within the GNSS industry
Résumé
This paper analyses the influence of proximity on the evolution of collaboration networks. It determines empirically how organizations choose their partners according to their geographical, cognitive, organizational, institutional and social proximity. Relational databases are constructed from R&D collaborative projects, funded under the European Union 6th Framework Programme within the navigation by satellite industry (GNSS) from 2004 to 2007. The stochastic actor-based model SIENA is used to model the network dynamic as a realisation of a continuous-time Markov chain and to estimate parameters for underlying mechanisms of its evolution. Empirical results show that geographical, organizational and institutional proximity favour collaborations, while cognitive and social proximity do not play a significant role.
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