Table 2. Triads Census of Alliances in the World Automobile Industry

   

Null Triad

 

 

Dyad

 

 

Disunion Triad

 

 

Union Triad

 

 

 

Signifi-

 

   

 

[003]a

 

 

[102]

 

 

[201]

 

 

[300]

 

 

 

canceb

 

Type of Alliance

 

observed

 

expected

observed

 

expected

observed

 

expected

observed

expected

 

td

tu

All Alliances  

5616

 

5510

1814

 

2010

314

 

241

26

9

 

5.972

5.540

joint venture  

7045

 

7024

681

 

722

43

 

24

1

0

 

4.463

1.538

manufacturing/assembly  

6631

 

6607

1057

 

1103

78

 

60

4

1

 

2.767

2.939

technology sharing  

6877

 

6861

844

 

873

46

 

36

3

0

 

1.981

3.752

supplier relationship  

6529

 

6513

1158

 

1186

77

 

70

6

1

 

.976

4.079

marketing/distribution  

7030

 

7024

712

 

722

26

 

24

2

0

 

.555

3.573

equity investment  

7257

 

7256

502

 

503

10

 

11

1

0

 

-.278

3.466


*Numbers in square brackers [MAN] refer to triad isomorphism classes using standard labeling, where M = number of mutual dyads, A = number of asymmetric dyads, and N = number of null dyads.
btau test statistics from TRIADS (Walker and Wasserman 1987). td = disumion triads; tu = union triads.
Source: Baker (1992b). Data from Wards International, 1985 (N = 37 automobile companies).

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