The impact of social capital on ideation

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 631-647

  Björk, Jennie ^a   di Vincenzo, Fausto ^b   Magnusson, Mats ^a   Mascia, Daniele ^c  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ideas; Ideation; Innovation; Knowledge creation adler; Networks; P. s. and kwon; Social capital

Indexed keywords

IDEOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE; MANAGEMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

SWEDEN;

EID: 80052044627     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662716.2011.591976     Document Type: Article

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