Analysis on the weighted knowledge network in industrial cluster

There has been a hot stream of research on competitive advantage of enterprises in industrial cluster where members connect with each other by the social behavior of knowledge transfer. The investigation of the relationship among these members can explain the formation of competitive advantage of industrial cluster effectively. The operation of cluster knowledge network is good to form interactive learning mechanism, promote knowledge innovation, and create new advantages. How to promote the formation of innovation networks of industrial clusters becomes an urgent problem of decision-makers to explore and solve gradually. Based on the three-tier model of the enterprise knowledge networks, this study constructs a three-tier network model of the cluster knowledge network to investigate the industry clusters from the network perspective. After reviewing the development of weighted network models, a weighted knowledge network was built using the characteristic variables, such as frequency of communication and clustering of communication. A dynamical model measuring knowledge flow was set up to characterize the knowledge intensity of the cluster members, which in term, will also provide a reference for future study on weighted knowledge network.