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Social Interaction and Organisational Change : Aston Perspectives on Innovation Networks.

This book provides a detailed, multi-disciplinary analysis of innovation networks in a variety of organisational settings. All the contributors are employed at Aston Business School, which is one of the UK's foremost institutions in terms of both teaching and research. The book illustrates the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jones, Oswald
Otros Autores: Conway, Steve, Steward, Fred
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Singapore : World Scientific Publishing Company, 2001.
Colección:Series on technology management.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface ; The Contributors ; Chapter 1 Introduction: Social Interaction and Organisational Change ; Introduction ; Actors and Innovation Networks ; Structure Embeddedness and Innovation Networks ; Social Interaction and Innovation Networks ; Researching Innovation Networks.
  • Issues of Theory and Method Aston Perspectives ; References ; Chapter 2 Micropolitics and Network Mapping: Innovation Management in a Mature Firm ; Introduction: Innovation and Networks ; The Politics of Innovation ; Micropolitics and Innovation Networks ; Research Methods.
  • Innovation Networks in PAC The Micropolitics of Innovation Networks ; Conclusions ; References ; Chapter 3 Employing Social Network Mapping to Reveal Tensions Between Informal and Formal Organisation ; Introduction ; Social Network Analysis and Network Mapping ; Informal Organisation.
  • The Tensions Between Formal and Informal Organisation Introduction to the Case-Study ; The Case-Study: Pilot Implementation of an IT System ; Concluding Comments ; References ; Chapter 4 An Economic Perspective on Innovation Networks ; Introduction ; Knowledge and Innovation.
  • A Transaction Cost Perspective Evolutionary Economics and Resource-based Theory ; The Roles of Reputation and Trust ; Spillovers in Innovation ; Cooperation and Spillovers in Networks: Insights from Game Theory ; Conclusions ; References.