Niches and networks: Explaining network evolution through niche formation processes

Research Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 613-623

  Hermans, Frans ^a,b   Van Apeldoorn, Dirk ^a   Stuiver, Marian ^a   Kok, Kasper ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Longitudinal networks; Network evolution; Social Network Analysis; Strategic Niche Management

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INNOVATION;

COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION NETWORK; EVOLUTIONARY PERSPECTIVE; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; NETWORK COMPOSITION; NETWORK EVOLUTION; SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS; SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSITIONS; STRATEGIC NICHE MANAGEMENT;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 84875209377     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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