Science, social networks and spillovers

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-238

  Sorenson, Olav ^a   Singh, Jasjit ^b  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INSEAD ^*  (Singapore)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Publication; Science; Social networks; Spillovers

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EID: 34247102754     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710701253482     Document Type: Article

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