The social network side of individual innovation

Markus Baer, Karoline Evans, Greg R. Oldham, Alyssa Boasso · 2015 · Organizational Psychology Review

Summary. This meta-analysis examines how social network properties affect individual innovation. Brokerage—having connections across different groups—most strongly predicts innovation, followed by network size and diversity. Closure and strong ties show weaker effects. The study reveals that network size and strength influence innovation indirectly through brokerage and diversity, and that strong ties create tradeoffs with both positive and negative innovation effects.

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Baer, M., Evans, K., Oldham, G. R., & Boasso, A.. (2015). The social network side of individual innovation. Organizational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041386614564105

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DOI: 10.1177/2041386614564105
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28