an asymmetric or skewed degree distribution actually can have a negative impact on a network's knowledge diffusion … knowledge that they interrupt the trading process at an early stage, which finally disconnects the network. However, our …In our work we adopt a structural perspective and apply an agent-based simulation approach to analyse knowledge …

World cities are important nodes in the global networks of knowledge-based economies. As a result of the growing … complexity of knowledge creation, firms increasingly organise their activities in business networks that operate across different … metropolitan orbit of one or several big cities. The growth of the knowledge economy has led to new forms of business networks …