The mechanisms of collaboration in inventive teams: Composition, social networks, and geography

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 81-93

  Bercovitz, Janet ^a   Feldman, Maryann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic scientists; Invention teams; Team performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT; ACADEMIC SCIENTISTS; COORDINATION COSTS; EXTERNAL NETWORK; IN-LINE; INTERNAL COHESION; INVENTION TEAMS; KNOWLEDGE DIVERSITY; ORGANIZATIONAL BOUNDARIES; RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL TIES; TEAM COMPOSITION; TEAM CONFIGURATION; TEAM MEMBERS; TEAM PERFORMANCE;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 78650692566     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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