TABLE 4.
Parameter Estimates of Relational Event Models for Within-Specialty Transfers between 2005 and 2007
| Model 6 | Model 7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Variable of theoretical interest: | ||
| Long term: | ||
| Embedding inertia | .35** (.04) | .37** (.04) |
| Embedding reciprocation | .03 (.06) | |
| Dependence reciprocation | −.14** (.03) | |
| Transitive closure | .24** (.03) | .22** (.03) |
| Cyclic closure | −.05 (.06) | −.07 (.06) |
| Short term: | ||
| Embedding inertia | .00 (.02) | .01 (.02) |
| Embedding reciprocation | .01 (.03) | |
| Dependence reciprocation | −.01 (.02) | |
| Organizational control: | ||
| Size sender | 1.02** (.28) | .89** (.27) |
| Size difference | −1.06** (.27) | −1.15** (.27) |
| Occupancy recipient | .25 (.22) | .14 (.22) |
| Occupancy difference | .20 (.19) | .07 (.19) |
| Inefficiency recipient | −.24 (.15) | −.29 (.15) |
| Inefficiency difference | −.30 (.19) | −.30 (.19) |
| Geographic distance | −.05 (.10) | −.05 (.10) |
| Niche overlap | .08 (.08) | .06 (.08) |
| Service differentiation | −.43** (.07) | −.41** (.07) |
| Same LHU | .91** (.19) | 1.47** (.20) |
| Both urban | −.79** (.15) | −.82** (.15) |
| Sender urban | −.38 (.43) | −.042 (.44) |
| Recipient urban | −1.05* (.47) | −1.09* (.48) |
| Both public | .61 (1.10) | .78 (1.11) |
| Sender public | .81 (1.11) | .83 (1.11) |
| Recipient public | .29 (1.10) | .25 (1.10) |
| In-house capability | 2.01** (.27) | 2.04** (.27) |
| Bribery | 2.27** (.56) | 1.78** (.56) |
| Sender teaching | −.64 (.38) | −.62 (.38) |
| Recipient teaching | .52 (.31) | .55 (.31) |
| Endogenous structural control: | ||
| Long term: | ||
| Popularity sender | .22 (.16) | .31* (.16) |
| Activity sender | .09 (.09) | .13 (.09) |
| Popularity recipient | .04 (.12) | .03 (.117) |
| Activity recipient | −.18* (.09) | −.14 (.087) |
| Short term: | ||
| Popularity sender | −.18 (.11) | −.15 (.11) |
| Activity sender | .16* (.07) | .15* (.07) |
| Popularity recipient | .06 (.06) | .07 (.07) |
| Activity recipient | .07 (.07) | .06 (.07) |
| Goodness of fit: | ||
| Null deviance | 7,628 | |
| Residual deviance | 4,337 | 4,323 |
| Observed events (potential events) | 558 (518,382) | |
Note.—SEs are in parentheses.
P < .05.
P < .01.
P < .001.