All Outputs (17)

The effect of value chain importance on regional economic recovery (2023)
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Zádor, Z., Zhu, Z., Smith, M., & Gorgoni, S. (in press). The effect of value chain importance on regional economic recovery. European Planning Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2023.2237537

This paper investigates the link between value chain importance and economic growth for the EU24 regions between 2008 and 2018. It finds that relying more on GVCs worsened regional growth during the financial crisis, but led to higher growth in the l... Read More about The effect of value chain importance on regional economic recovery.

Gender diversity and publication activity—an analysis of STEM in the UK (2023)
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Sarabi, Y., & Smith, M. (2023). Gender diversity and publication activity—an analysis of STEM in the UK. Research Evaluation, 32(2), 321–331. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvad008

Gender diversity in STEM remains a significant issue, as the field continues to be a male dominated one, despite increased attention on the subject. This article examines the interplay between gender diversity on projects funded by a major UK researc... Read More about Gender diversity and publication activity—an analysis of STEM in the UK.

MPS, Outside Interests, and Corporate Boards: Too Busy to Serve? (2023)
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Smith, M., & Newman, J. (2024). MPS, Outside Interests, and Corporate Boards: Too Busy to Serve?. Parliamentary Affairs, 77(2), 219-239. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsad003

The corporate governance literature has often been concerned with whether individuals with a high number of board directorships are too busy to serve in their role. In the UK, many MPs also hold positions on boards of directors. This raises the quest... Read More about MPS, Outside Interests, and Corporate Boards: Too Busy to Serve?.

Revealing the Relational Mechanisms of Research for Development Through Social Network Analysis (2023)
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Apgar, M., Fournie, G., Haesler, B., Higdon, G. L., Kenny, L., Oppel, A., …Hossain, M. (2023). Revealing the Relational Mechanisms of Research for Development Through Social Network Analysis. European Journal of Development Research, 35(2), 323-350. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41287-023-00576-y

Achieving impact through research for development programmes (R4D) requires engagement with diverse stakeholders across the research, development and policy divides. Understanding how such programmes support the emergence of outcomes, therefore, requ... Read More about Revealing the Relational Mechanisms of Research for Development Through Social Network Analysis.

Understanding collaboration patterns on funded research projects: A network analysis (2022)
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Smith, M., Sarabi, Y., & Christopoulos, D. (2023). Understanding collaboration patterns on funded research projects: A network analysis. Network Science, 11(1), 143-173. https://doi.org/10.1017/nws.2022.33

This paper provides an examination of inter-organizational collaboration in the UK research system. Data are collected on organizational collaboration on projects funded by four key UK research councils: Arts and Humanities Research Council, Economic... Read More about Understanding collaboration patterns on funded research projects: A network analysis.

A Weighted and Normalized Gould–Fernandez brokerage measure (2022)
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Zádor, Z., Zhu, Z., Smith, M., & Gorgoni, S. (2022). A Weighted and Normalized Gould–Fernandez brokerage measure. PLOS ONE, 17(9), Article e0274475. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274475

The Gould and Fernandez local brokerage measure defines brokering roles based on the group membership of the nodes from the incoming and outgoing edges. This paper extends on this brokerage measure to account for weighted edges and introduces the Wei... Read More about A Weighted and Normalized Gould–Fernandez brokerage measure.

How does the behaviour of the core differ from the periphery? – An international trade network analysis (2021)
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Smith, M., & Sarabi, Y. (2022). How does the behaviour of the core differ from the periphery? – An international trade network analysis. Social Networks, 70, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2021.11.001

World systems theory proposes that global trade is stratified into hierarchical groups, a tightly connected core, and a weakly connected periphery. The theory suggests that this hierarchical structure contributes to power imbalances in the global eco... Read More about How does the behaviour of the core differ from the periphery? – An international trade network analysis.

Gender diversity and project publication quality – an analysis of STEM in the UK (2021)
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Sarabi, Y., & Smith, M. (2021). Gender diversity and project publication quality – an analysis of STEM in the UK. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2021(1), https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2021.10796abstract

Gender diversity in STEM remains a salient issue, as the field continues to be a male dominated one, despite increased attention on the subject. This paper examines the interplay between gender diversity on projects funded by a major UK research coun... Read More about Gender diversity and project publication quality – an analysis of STEM in the UK.

Gendered brokerage and firm performance – An interlock analysis of the UK (2021)
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Sarabi, Y., Smith, M., McGregor, H., & Christopoulos, D. (2023). Gendered brokerage and firm performance – An interlock analysis of the UK. International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, 72(2), 306-330. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijppm-01-2021-0022

Purpose Corporate success depends partially on the quality of knowledge accessible to the executive board. One route of access to such knowledge is the appointment of directors who already hold directorships with prominent other corporate actors. Su... Read More about Gendered brokerage and firm performance – An interlock analysis of the UK.

Market ranking and network structure: pathway to dominance (2021)
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Sarabi, Y., Smith, M., McGregor, H., & Christopoulos, D. (2022). Market ranking and network structure: pathway to dominance. Management Decision, 60(1), 167-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/md-04-2020-0473

Purpose The relationship between interlocking directorates and firm performance has been increasingly debated, with a focus on whether firm's centrality in interlock networks is associated with performance. The purpose of this study is to examine no... Read More about Market ranking and network structure: pathway to dominance.

The scaling of social interactions across animal species (2021)
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Rocha, L. E. C., Ryckebusch, J., Schoors, K., & Smith, M. (2021). The scaling of social interactions across animal species. Scientific Reports, 11(1), Article 12584 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92025-1

Social animals self-organise to create groups to increase protection against predators and productivity. One-to-one interactions are the building blocks of these emergent social structures and may correspond to friendship, grooming, communication, am... Read More about The scaling of social interactions across animal species.

Reproductive health decision making among nomadic pastoralists in North Eastern Kenya: a qualitative social network analysis (2021)
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Kenny, L., Hassan, R., Bacchus, L. J., Smith, M., Shell-Duncan, B., Dagadu, N. A., …Hossain, M. (2021). Reproductive health decision making among nomadic pastoralists in North Eastern Kenya: a qualitative social network analysis. Reproductive Health, 18(1), Article 108 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01164-1

Background To our knowledge, no studies exist on the influence of nomadic pastoralist women’s networks on their reproductive and sexual health (RSH), including uptake of modern family planning (FP). Methods Using name generator questions, we car... Read More about Reproductive health decision making among nomadic pastoralists in North Eastern Kenya: a qualitative social network analysis.

Busy female directors: an exploratory analysis of the impact of quotas and interest groups (2021)
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Sarabi, Y., & Smith, M. (2021). Busy female directors: an exploratory analysis of the impact of quotas and interest groups. Gender in Management: An International Journal, 36(3), 368-385. https://doi.org/10.1108/GM-07-2019-0129

Purpose: This paper aims to provide an exploratory analysis of male and female directors, comparing the case of UK FTSE 350 boards of directors for 2010–2018, with Norwegian boards from 2002 to 2018, to examine patterns of busy female directors. This... Read More about Busy female directors: an exploratory analysis of the impact of quotas and interest groups.

“What do interlocks do” revisited – a bibliometric analysis (2020)
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Smith, M., & Sarabi, Y. (2021). “What do interlocks do” revisited – a bibliometric analysis. Management Research Review, 44(4), 642-659. https://doi.org/10.1108/mrr-05-2020-0258

Purpose It has been over 20 years since the landmark publication of Mizruchi (1996) and his examination of “what do interlocks do?”. Since then, the nature of interlocks and subsequent research on the subject has evolved. This paper aims to revisit... Read More about “What do interlocks do” revisited – a bibliometric analysis.

UK trading patterns within and between regions in the automotive sector—A network analysis (2020)
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Smith, M., & Sarabi, Y. (2021). UK trading patterns within and between regions in the automotive sector—A network analysis. World Economy, 44(2), 510-529. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.13006

This study provides an analysis of the UK's role in the automotive sector, focusing on the trading relationship of the UK within and between regions. It additionally provides an examination of the countries that hold equivalent trading positions to t... Read More about UK trading patterns within and between regions in the automotive sector—A network analysis.

International production and trade in a high-tech industry: A multilevel network analysis (2019)
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Smith, M., Gorgoni, S., & Cronin, B. (2019). International production and trade in a high-tech industry: A multilevel network analysis. Social Networks, 59, 50-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2019.05.003

We propose a multilevel network approach as an alternative framework to analyse the international organisation of an industrial sector. We present a novel application of a multilevel Exponential Random Graph Model to a multilevel network of firms lin... Read More about International production and trade in a high-tech industry: A multilevel network analysis.

Automotive international trade networks: A comparative analysis over the last two decades (2018)
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Gorgoni, S., Amighini, A., & Smith, M. (2018). Automotive international trade networks: A comparative analysis over the last two decades. Network Science, 6(4), 571-606. https://doi.org/10.1017/nws.2018.18

This paper explores the structural changes in the international organization of automotive production since the early 1990s. We apply descriptive network measures to international trade data for the period 1993–2013 for three automotive component gro... Read More about Automotive international trade networks: A comparative analysis over the last two decades.