| Weak tie-sparse type | Weak tie-dense type | Strong tie-sparse type | Strong tie-dense type |
Number of the enterprise | Small | Large | Small | Large |
Types of organization | Few | Many | Few | Many |
Homogeneous competition | Gentle | Fierce | Gentle | Fierce |
Knowledge exchange | Infrequent | Infrequent | Frequent | Frequent |
Level of cooperation | Low | Low | High | High |
Network structure | Unstable | Unstable | Stable | Stable |