The role of business networks for innovation
Summary. Business networks—interconnected companies linked by social and economic ties—shape innovation in two ways: innovations emerge from partner interactions, and innovations must fit within or reshape existing network patterns. This paper categorizes how different network characteristics produce incremental, radical, or disruptive innovations, and how each innovation type affects the network itself. Six case studies reveal that innovation type directly correlates with network role and consequences, filling a gap in research that typically ignores how innovations restructure business networks.
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Öberg, C.. (2018). The role of business networks for innovation. Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2017.10.001
Öberg, Christina. “The role of business networks for innovation.” Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2017.10.001.
Öberg, Christina. 2018. “The role of business networks for innovation.” Journal of Innovation & Knowledge. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2017.10.001.
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title = {The role of business networks for innovation},
author = {Christina Öberg},
journal = {Journal of Innovation & Knowledge},
year = {2018},
doi = {10.1016/j.jik.2017.10.001},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2017.10.001}
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TY - JOUR TI - The role of business networks for innovation AU - Christina Öberg JO - Journal of Innovation & Knowledge PY - 2018 DO - 10.1016/j.jik.2017.10.001 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2017.10.001 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jik.2017.10.001
- Countries
- Sweden
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
- Added
- 2026-04-28