How to foster shared innovation within SMEs' networks: Social capital and the role of intermediaries

European Management Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 104-115

  Iturrioz, Cristina ^a   Aragón, Cristina ^a   Narvaiza, Lorea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DEUSTO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cooperative; Innovation networks; Shared innovation; SME; Social capital; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84933041533     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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