... is associated to an increased level of idea generation, but to a reduction in work–life balance. In addition, centrality in instrumental social networks is also associated to a reduction of work–life balance. Findings thus point to a potential trade-off between structures aimed at increasing creativity...

... objectively new and novel technology or process thus confining the exploration to tangible representations of newly produced knowledge that arises generally from the application of existing knowledge. Technological innovation Patents Knowledge management Social networks Organizational innovation...

... and lagging labor productivity. The Slovenian government has taken steps to create research partnerships between public science and the private sector and among multiple private sector companies. The purpose of this paper is to conduct a social network analysis (SNA) of the research partnerships and examine...

... sharing Social networks New product development Trust Innovation is the process of generating new ideas and putting those ideas into practice (Caldwell and O’Reilly, 2003). The ability to innovate successfully is critical to the growth and competitiveness of organizations (Amabile, 1988 ; Brown...

... at: jmacvaugh@glos.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Diffusion Innovation Social networks Communication technologies One of the least understood areas of innovation diffusion is the non‐adoption of new technology (Selwyn, 2003). In some cases individuals or groups eschew...

...Indrit Troshani; Bill Doolin Purpose The adoption of XBRL presents new opportunities for considerably enhancing the business information supply chain. However, its diffusion has proved to be very challenging. The purpose of this paper is to draw upon stakeholder and social network theories...

...Vesa P. Taatila; Jyrki Suomala; Reijo Siltala; Soili Keskinen Purpose The importance of innovations in business management is a widely accepted hypothesis. Lately the research on innovation has widened to include consideration of the impact of social networks on the innovation. This paper aims...