Salavisa / Fontes Social Networks, Innovation and the Knowledge Economy

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-136-30739-3
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 320 Seiten

In this book, the authors illustrate how social networks can play a very significant role in the technological catch up process in moderate innovative countries. Using an innovative approach to the study of entrepreneurship in knowledge-intensive sectors, the book analyses the role of social networks in the access and deployment of the variety of competences and resources required for the successful creation of knowledge-intensive companies, which has not yet been studied sufficiently in this context.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Salavisa, Isabel

Fontes, Margarida

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Volkswirtschaftslehre Volkswirtschaftslehre Allgemein Wirtschaftstheorie, Wirtschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part 1: Overview 1. Moderate Innovative Countries in Europe: Overcoming the Missing Links, Stepping over Barriers Isabel Salavisa and Margarida Fontes 2. Knowledge Intensive Sectors in Different Contexts: Biotechnology and Software Isabel Salavisa and Margarida Fontes Part 2: How are Social Networks Relevant for Technological Entrepreneurship? A Critical Assessment 3. Personal Networks, Firms Networks and Partnerships: Theory and Concepts Joana Almodovar and Cristina Sousa 4. Technological Entrepreneurship in Moderate Innovative Countries: Background, Forms and Factors Margarida Fontes and Cristina Sousa 5. Using Social Network Analysis to Study Entrepreneurship: Methodological Issues Cristina Sousa Part 3: The Role of Social Networks in the Creation of Knowledge Intensive Sectors in Portugal and Italy 6. Setting the Scene Isabel Salavisa, Pedro Videira, Margarida Fontes and Cristina Sousa 7. Social Networks and the Entrepreneurial Process in Molecular Biotechnology in Portugal: From Science to industry Margarida Fontes,Cristina Sousa and Pedro Videira 8. Social Networks and the Entrepreneurial Process in Biotechnology in Italy Guido Capaldo, Lorella Cannavacciuolo and Pierluigi Rippa 9. Social Networks and the Entrepreneurial Process in Software for Telecommunications in Portugal: Technological Advances and Societal Shifts Isabel Salavisa, Pedro Videira and Filipa Santos 10. Sectoral Networks and Current Dynamics Isabel Salavisa, Margarida Fontes, Cristina Sousa, Pedro Videira, Filipa Santos and Carim Vali 11. Differences in Knowledge Networks in Biotechnology and Software: Searching for Explanatory Factors Isabel Salavisa, Margarida Fontes, Cristina Sousa, Pedro Videira, Filipa Santos and Carim Vali Part 4: Strategic and Policy Implications 12. Do Nations Matter? The Specificity of Different National Contexts Isabel Salavisa, Margarida Fontes and Guido Capaldo 13. Sectors Dynamics: Strategic and Policy Implications Isabel Salavisa, Margarida Fontes and Guido Capaldo

Über Autor(innen)

Isabel Salavisa is Associate Professor of Economics at the Lisbon University Institute in Portugal. Margarida Fontes is Researcher at the National Laboratory for Energy and Geology in Portugal.