Personal relationships and innovation diffusion in SME networks: A content analysis approach

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 565-579

  Ceci, Federica ^a   Iubatti, Daniela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Innovation diffusion; Networks; Personal relationships

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; INNOVATION DIFFUSION; INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES; MAIN CHARACTERISTICS; ORGANIZATIONAL FORMS; PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS; PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS; QUALITATIVE DATA; QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION; RESEARCH QUESTIONS;

DYNAMICS; ECONOMICS; INDUSTRY; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); RESEARCH;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 84857040448     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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