Social Networks for Innovation and New Product Development
Summary. This article introduces social network analysis and examines how social networks drive innovation and new product development across four levels: within firms, across firm boundaries, between firms, and external to firms. The authors review existing research and position eight special issue papers within this multilevel framework, demonstrating how network structures and connections influence innovation outcomes.
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Leenders, R., & Dolfsma, W.. (2015). Social Networks for Innovation and New Product Development. Journal of Product Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12292
Leenders, Roger, and Wilfred Dolfsma. “Social Networks for Innovation and New Product Development.” Journal of Product Innovation Management, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12292.
Leenders, Roger, and Wilfred Dolfsma. 2015. “Social Networks for Innovation and New Product Development.” Journal of Product Innovation Management. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12292.
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title = {Social Networks for Innovation and New Product Development},
author = {Roger Leenders and Wilfred Dolfsma},
journal = {Journal of Product Innovation Management},
year = {2015},
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TY - JOUR TI - Social Networks for Innovation and New Product Development AU - Roger Leenders AU - Wilfred Dolfsma JO - Journal of Product Innovation Management PY - 2015 DO - 10.1111/jpim.12292 UR - https://doi.org/10.1111/jpim.12292 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1111/jpim.12292
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Regions
- Europe
- Categories
- innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28