Networks, Innovation and Performance

Yuna Chiffoleau, Fabrice Dreyfus, Rafael Stofer and Jean-Marc Touzard
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Yuna Chiffoleau: National Institute for Agronomic Research
Fabrice Dreyfus: National School for Higher Studies in Agronomics, UMR Innovation
Rafael Stofer: National Institute for Agronomic Research
Jean-Marc Touzard: National Institute for Agronomic Research

Chapter Chapter 3 in Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies, 2007, pp 35-60 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper combines economics and economic sociology to assess the role of local inter-firm networks in innovation dynamics and economic performance in a cluster of cooperatives. Focusing on the exchanges of advice between managers, our study is based on 31 cooperatives in southern France. Using both sociometric and economic data, we find correlations between cooperatives’ relational, innovation and economic scores. The cooperatives’ specificity, however, questions the results obtained in different settings. The network analysis may thus ground a comprehensive interactionist approach to cooperatives, but may also offer tools to renew their governance strategies.

Keywords: Industrial District; Economic Sociology; Advice Network; Innovation Score; Agricultural Cooperative (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-5543-0_3

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