Understanding the relationship between networks and technology, creativity and innovation / edited by Barak S. Aharonson ... [et al.].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aharonson, Barak S.

Series:

Technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and competitive strategy series ; v. 13.

Technology, innovation, entrepreneurship and competitive strategy, 1479-067X ; v. 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Strategic planning.

Business planning.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An exciting new volume in the Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy series from Emeralds popular Strategy collection. This volume features excellent new research devoted to advancing our understanding of how networks foster creativity, innovation and the development of cutting-edge technologies. Contributions offer unique perspectives on the significance of networks to the financial success of businesses, in addition to giving examples of how these can be crucial in bringing about creativity and innovation. It deals with the evolution of networks through geographic and industry boundaries. This is crucial reading for any researchers exploring strategic management tools and techniques, and specifically the intricacies of "network theory" within businesses.

Contents:

Introduction / Barak S. Aharonson, Uriel Stettner

Coevolutionary perspective of industry-network dynamics / Leonid Bakman, Amalya L. Oliver

Israel's knowledge-intensive sectors : innovation, networks and regions / Amalya L. Oliver, Noam Frank

The evolution of research collaboration networks and their impact on firm innovation output / Irem Demirkan, David L. Deeds

An exploratory study of the role of publishing inventors in nanotechnology / Gino Cattani, Daniele Rotolo

The interdependencies of formal and informal network structure and the exploration of new technological opportunities among geographically dispersed firms / Daniel Tzabbar, Alex Vestal

The duality of knowledge networks : the impact of production and usage networks on academic citations / Atul Nerkar, Nandini Lahiri

The costs of creating network relations and the implications for firm performance the case of high technology firms / Niron Hashai

Regional networks, alliance portfolio configuration, and innovation performance / Suleika Bort, Marie Oehme, Florian Zock.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Print version record

ISBN:

9781781904909

1781904901

OCLC:

859143572