Efficient structures for innovative social networks

Management Science

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1127-1145

  Lovejoy, William S ^a   Sinha, Amitabh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ideation; Innovation; Social networks

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PROBLEMS; DECENTRALIZED NETWORKS; INFORMATION BOTTLENECK; INNOVATION PROCESS; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER; SELECTION MODEL; SHORT-PATH; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIOMETRICS; TIME COST;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 77954883121     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1100.1168     Document Type: Article

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