With a Little Help from Our Colleagues: A Longitudinal Study of Social Networks for Innovation
Summary. This longitudinal study tracks social networks within new product development teams across two research laboratories. The research challenges the conventional wisdom that sparse networks with weak ties drive innovation. Instead, the authors find that strong ties, network density, and cross-unit relationships significantly improve idea adoption chances during early development phases. They recommend organizations actively promote communication between colleagues across different units to enhance innovation outcomes.
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Kijkuit, B., & Ende, J. V. D.. (2010). With a Little Help from Our Colleagues: A Longitudinal Study of Social Networks for Innovation. Organization Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840609357398
Kijkuit, Bob, and Jan van den Ende. “With a Little Help from Our Colleagues: A Longitudinal Study of Social Networks for Innovation.” Organization Studies, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840609357398.
Kijkuit, Bob, and Jan van den Ende. 2010. “With a Little Help from Our Colleagues: A Longitudinal Study of Social Networks for Innovation.” Organization Studies. https://doi.org/10.1177/0170840609357398.
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- DOI
- 10.1177/0170840609357398
- Countries
- Netherlands
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- Europe
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- innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28