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The Networks Analysis of Chinese Business Community in United States

Sang-Min SEO 1 이광수 1

1국민대학교 중국인문사회연구소

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ABSTRACT

This study aims to do a social network analysis of the Chinese business Associations in U.S.. The main research question examined in this study is as follows: what are some distinctive structural characteristics and major associations in the Network of Chinese business Associations in U.S.. This study show that the Chinese Business Association’s networks in U.S. have been centralized by some major associations such as “Wenzhou Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles,” “Chinese Venture Capital Association,” “U.S. Wuxi Chamber of Commerce,” “The Chinese Association of Startup & Enterpreneurs” etc. And this study also shows that the difference between network based on hometown of oversee Chinese and network based on profession sectors in the network structure and role positions of each associations. In this social network perspective, Chinese Business Associations in U.S. will be expected to play an important role in the relation of China-America.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.