The impact of the perceived usefulness of workplace social networks upon the innovative behaviour of sme employees: A social capital perspective

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 959-987

  Xerri, Matthew J ^a   Brunetto, Yvonne ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

innovative behaviour; knowledge based firms; Network content; small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs); sociability; Social Capital Theory (SCT); social networks; tie strength

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055091003     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919611003350     Document Type: Review

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