The relationship between innovation network and innovation capability: a social network perspective

Technology Analysis and Strategic Management

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 1029-1040

  Tseng, Chun Yao ^a   Lin, Sheng Cheng ^a   Pai, Da Chang ^b   Tung, Chi Wei ^c  

^a TUNGHAI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FUZHOU UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES AND TRADE   (China)

^c InnoLux Display Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

innovation capability; Innovation network; social network analysis

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; NETWORK ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84966712901     PISSN: 09537325     EISSN: 14653990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09537325.2016.1181739     Document Type: Article

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