Interfirm Collaboration Networks: The Impact of Large-Scale Network Structure on Firm Innovation
Summary. Firms embedded in alliance networks with both dense local clustering and broad reach—short average distances to many other firms—produce more patents than those in less-connected networks. The study tracked 1,106 firms across 11 industry alliance networks longitudinally, showing that network structure directly influences innovation output by balancing local cooperation with access to diverse knowledge sources.
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Schilling, M. A., & Phelps, C.. (2007). Interfirm Collaboration Networks: The Impact of Large-Scale Network Structure on Firm Innovation. Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1060.0624
Schilling, Melissa A., and Corey Phelps. “Interfirm Collaboration Networks: The Impact of Large-Scale Network Structure on Firm Innovation.” Management Science, 2007. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1060.0624.
Schilling, Melissa A., and Corey Phelps. 2007. “Interfirm Collaboration Networks: The Impact of Large-Scale Network Structure on Firm Innovation.” Management Science. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1060.0624.
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title = {Interfirm Collaboration Networks: The Impact of Large-Scale Network Structure on Firm Innovation},
author = {Melissa A. Schilling and Corey Phelps},
journal = {Management Science},
year = {2007},
doi = {10.1287/mnsc.1060.0624},
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TY - JOUR TI - Interfirm Collaboration Networks: The Impact of Large-Scale Network Structure on Firm Innovation AU - Melissa A. Schilling AU - Corey Phelps JO - Management Science PY - 2007 DO - 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0624 UR - https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1060.0624 ER -
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- DOI
- 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0624
- Countries
- United States
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- North America
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- innovation-networks, innovation-theory, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28