Table 2 Number of firms, network density for linkages, maximum connected component (MCC) size, and mode of shortest path lengths in customer-supplier (CS), licensee-licensor (LL), and strategic alliance (SA) networks in recent period (i.e., 2013 and/or 2014) and over entire sample period
From: Structure of global buyer-supplier networks and its implications for conflict minerals regulations
# of firms | Density | % of MCC | Mode | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-directed | Directed | Non-directed | Directed | |||
CS net.a | 345,909 | 1.1 × 10−5 | 5.7 × 10−6 | 92.0% | 5 | 7 |
CS net.b | 123,052 | 2.5 × 10−5 | 1.3 × 10−5 | 85.4% | 6 | 8 |
LL net.a | 36,264 | 6.5 × 10−5 | 3.6 × 10−5 | 60.4% | 6 | 8 |
LL net.b | 12,646 | 1.6 × 10−4 | 8.5 × 10−5 | 54.3% | 8 | 8 |
SA net.a | 124,444 | 2.3 × 10−5 | - | 77.8% | 6 | - |
SA net.b | 47,877 | 4.9 × 10−5 | - | 64.8% | 6 | - |