Communities versus networks: The implications on innovation and social change

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 857-866

  Dal Fiore, Filippo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Communities; Incremental innovation; Networks; Radical innovation; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847038836     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: 15523381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764206298311     Document Type: Review

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