Understanding novelty creation in exploration networks-Structural and relational embeddedness jointly considered

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 693-708

  Gilsing, Victor A ^a   Duysters, G M ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Governance; Innovation; Multi media; Networks; Strength of ties

Indexed keywords

TECHNOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIES; COLEMAN; EMPIRICAL ANALYSES; EXPLORATION NETWORKS; GOVERNANCE; INNOVATION; MULTI-MEDIA; NETHERLANDS; NETWORKS; RELATIONAL EMBEDDEDNESS; STRENGTH OF TIES;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 49349106409     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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