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Table 4 Top 5 fractions of firms’ attributes with p -value < 0.01 in major communities in non-directed strategic alliance network. Bold font expresses remarkable attributes with \(\pmb{R\ge3}\)

From: Structure of global buyer-supplier networks and its implications for conflict minerals regulations

Rank

Country (fraction, R )

Industry sector (fraction, R )

1

United States (0.445, 1.22)

Application software (0.150, 2.83)

United Kingdom (0.068, 1.15)

Internet software and services (0.127, 2.21)

France (0.036, 1.48)

IT consulting and other services (0.088, 3.32)

Taiwan (0.018, 2.25)

Communications equipment (0.062, 3.66)

South Korea (0.014, 12.0)

Systems software (0.059, 3.79)

2

India (0.072, 2.06)

Oil and gas exploration/production (0.097, 3.53)

China (0.071, 1.30)

Construction and engineering (0.075, 2.18)

United Kingdom (0.067, 1.13)

Aerospace and defense (0.042, 3.56)

Japan (0.066, 1.94)

Industrial machinery (0.033, 2.01)

Australia (0.052, 1.56)

Electric utilities (0.031, 2.74)

3

China (0.061, 1.12)

Diversified banks (0.105, 7.65)

Japan (0.060, 1.75)

Regional banks (0.067, 6.24)

France (0.036, 1.46)

Asset management and custody banks (0.064, 2.41)

Indonesia (0.028, 2.79)

Airlines (0.056, 8.90)

Hong Kong (0.026, 1.96)

Hotel, resorts and cruise lines (0.048, 5.27)

4

United States (0.510, 1.40)

Pharmaceuticals (0.205, 9.35)

Germany (0.040, 1.20)

Biotechnology (0.192, 10.23)

France (0.029, 1.19)

Life sciences tools and services (0.075, 9.11)

Switzerland (0.020, 1.86)

Healthcare equipment (0.073, 5.84)

Sweden (0.017, 1.50)

Healthcare facilities (0.067, 6.29)