Social network theory suggests that firms bridging structural holes by connecting
disconnected partners in a network benefit from timely access to diverse knowledge …

This paper focuses on the role of inter-organizational networks as facilitators of knowledge
flow and innovation. It introduces the concepts of network capital and network space to …

Research Summary: How does the organization of patenting activity affect a firm's patenting
outcomes? We investigate how the composition of patenting teams relates to both the scope …

Whereas recent research on organizational innovation suggests that there is an ecology of
roles supporting the innovation process, the majority of network research has concentrated …

abstract Researchers studying the structural embeddedness of firms in networks have
focused on its effects on economic behaviour, strategic action and competitive behaviour …

While strategy scholars primarily focus on internal firm capabilities and network scholars
typically examine network structure, we posit that firms with superior network structures may …

Interfirm networks often take on characteristics consistent with the notion of a small world—
they are locally clustered into dense sub‐networks or cliques that are sparsely connected by …

Intraorganizational social networks are known to be important antecedents to individual
career attainment, but research examining their influence on firm-level performance has …

This study examines the microprocesses in the social networks of those involved in
organizational innovation and their strategic behavioral orientation toward connecting …