How social capital and knowledge affect innovation

Supply chain of innovation and new product development

“…the quality of relationships that the ego firm builds with its partners (Granovetter, 1992;Uzzi, 1996;Meehan and Bryde, 2014). There is a wide consensus among researchers that the firm's embeddedness and its position in a network of relations matter for its NPD (Soh, 2003;Pérez-Luño et al, 2011;Mazzola et al, 2015). For this reason, in this paper we also explore whether relational embeddedness enhances or reduces the effect of R&D purchasing and selling on NPD.…”

The Effects of Social Capital on Innovation Performance: From Complex Adaptive System Perspective

“…It has been widely divided to three main dimensions: structural capital, relational capital, and cognitive capital (Butler & Purchase, 2008). Structural capital refers to the overall pattern of connections between actors, that is, who you reach and how you reach them (Pérez-Luño et al, 2011). Relational capital refers to the quality or strength of social ties, which is usually a reflection of the duration of the ongoing relationship, the extent of emotional intimacy, and the frequency of reciprocal behaviors (Nahapiet & Ghoshal, 1998).…”

“…Recently, there is a wide feeling of agreement that innovation performance depends not only on market or technological determinants, also on organizational social capital through networks of interaction and learning (Pérez-Luño et al, 2011;Martínez-Cañas et al, 2012). Although there are several empirical and theoretical studies on the relationship between organizational social capital and innovation performance (Jamali et al, 2011), research on the relationship between organizational social capital and innovation performance from the CAS perspective is limited.…”

The Impact of Strategic Alliances and Internal Knowledge Sources on the Manufacturing Firms Innovation and on Their Financial Performance: A Comparison Between Brazil and Europe

“…Many studies examined the relationship among all sources of knowledge and innovation performance. The relationship between internal R&D and innovation is positive in many of them (FAEMS et al 2005;BELUSSI et al, 2010), however it is dependent on the firm's internal structure (ARORA; BELENZON; RIOS, 2014) and on the type of knowledge developed (PÉREZ-LUÑO et al, 2011).…”

“…Some studies suggested that it depends on the type of partner (BELDERBOS; CARREE; LOKSHIN, 2006;CHATTERJI;FABRIZIO, 2014;SOH;SUBRAMANIAN, 2014;VON HIPPEL, 1988), on the type of knowledge sought (PÉREZ-LUÑO et al, 2011) and on the absorptive capacity of the firm (COHEN; LEVINTHAL, 1989LEVINTHAL, , 1990. According to Cohen and Levinthal (1990), absorptive capacity is defined as "the ability of a firm to recognize the value of new, external information, assimilate it, and apply it to commercial ends."…”