Social Network Analysis: An Important Tool for Innovation Management

Gerhard Drexler and Bernard Janse

Chapter 6 in Evolution of Innovation Management, 2013, pp 115-131 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Innovation can be defined as the creative application of technologies, processes, and ideas to some useful purpose. It is increasingly becoming a highly valued commodity, viewed as key to competitiveness and economic growth. Within organizations, there is continuous pressure to identify those areas that present the greatest opportunity for innovation and to develop process models that will accelerate the pace of innovation (Horn 2005). The management of technological innovation includes the organization and direction of resources toward effectively (1) creating new knowledge; (2) generating technical ideas aimed at new and enhanced products, manufacturing processes, and services; (3) developing those ideas into working prototypes; and (4) transferring them into manufacturing, distribution, and use (Roberts 2007).

Keywords: Social Capital; Trade Fair; Open Innovation; Social Network Analysis; Innovation Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137299994_6

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