Investigating the role of social capital in innovation: sparse versus dense network

Salma Alguezaui, Raffaele Filieri · 2010 · Journal of Knowledge Management

Summary. Social capital facilitates knowledge search and sharing, driving innovation performance. The paper reviews how two network structures—sparse and dense—affect innovation differently. Sparse networks enable access to diverse external knowledge, while dense networks strengthen internal knowledge sharing. Both configurations offer benefits and drawbacks depending on whether firms pursue radical or incremental innovation. The authors recommend tailoring social capital strategies to match organizational innovation goals.

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  title   = {Investigating the role of social capital in innovation: sparse versus dense network},
  author  = {Salma Alguezaui and Raffaele Filieri},
  journal = {Journal of Knowledge Management},
  year    = {2010},
  doi     = {10.1108/13673271011084925},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1108/13673271011084925}
}

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DOI

10.1108/13673271011084925

Countries

Italy, Ireland

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-theory, innovation-networks, general-innovation

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2026-04-28