Network Capital, Social Capital and Knowledge Flow: How the Nature of Inter-organizational Networks Impacts on Innovation

Robert Huggins, Andrew Johnston, Piers Thompson · 2012 · Industry and Innovation

Summary. Inter-organizational networks drive innovation through network capital and strategic knowledge alliances. The study examined firms across three regions and found that innovation performance correlates strongly with how firms invest in dynamically configured networks. Firms with higher network capital—built through deliberate, strategic partnerships—innovate more effectively. The findings suggest policymakers should actively support and orchestrate networks with clear strategic purpose when developing clusters and innovation systems.

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  title   = {Network Capital, Social Capital and Knowledge Flow: How the Nature of Inter-organizational Networks Impacts on Innovation},
  author  = {Robert Huggins and Andrew Johnston and Piers Thompson},
  journal = {Industry and Innovation},
  year    = {2012},
  doi     = {10.1080/13662716.2012.669615},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/13662716.2012.669615}
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DOI

10.1080/13662716.2012.669615

Countries

United Kingdom

Regions

Europe

Categories

innovation-networks, regional-innovation-systems, policy, general-innovation

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2026-04-28