Network Embeddedness and the Exploration of Novel Technologies: Technological Distance, Betweenness Centrality and Density

By Victor A. Gilsing, Bart Nooteboom, Wpm Wim Vanhaverbeke, Geert Duysters, A. V. D. Oord. 2008

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Brokerage in SME networks (2010, background): “Related research suggests that both forms of social capital have to be present within networks, because firms want to efficiently absorb knowledge as well as create novelty (Gilsing et al., 2008; Hoang and Antoncic, 2003; March, 1991).”
The role of collaborative networks in supporting the innovation performances of lagging-behind European regions (2018, background): “R&D intensity is expected to have a positive impact on innovation because of the positive correlation existing between technological input and output (Castaldi et al., 2015; Gilsing et al., 2008; Marrocu et al., 2013).”
Dynamic Patterns of Industry Convergence: Evidence from a Large Amount of Unstructured Data (2015, background): “Cognitive distances among firms are greater if they differ in terms of technological distance (Gilsing et al., 2008), shared meaning (Bigley and Pearce, 1998), or organizational focus (Nooteboom, 2000).”
Proximity, network formation and inventive performance: in search of the proximity paradox (2014, neutral): “… of absorptive capacity, some level of technological proximity is needed between actors in the network for interactive learning and knowledge exchange to take place (Jaffe, 1989; Cohen and Levinthal, 1990; Gilsing et al., 2008).”
Are network effects really all about size? The role of structure and conduct (2013, background): “First, since centrally located firms have been associated with better innovation performance (Sparrowe et al., 2001; Gilsing et al., 2008; Soh, 2010), they may be able to generate the types of ideas or products that would foster better ties, build trust, reduce opportunism and so on, making their ne”
Do Important Inventions Benefit from Knowledge Originating in Other Technological Domains (2012, background): “The concepts of technological space, technological domains, and technological distance have been essential for developing empirical tests of the value of combination (Gilsing et al., 2008; Benner and Waldfogel, 2008).”