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7. Project Social Capital in Biotech R&D: Its Configuration and Impact on Knowledge Development

verfasst von : Mats Magnusson, Daniele Mascia, Fausto di Vincenzo

Erschienen in: Learning and Innovation in Hybrid Organizations

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

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Drawing upon recent literature, which employs social networks in the field of project management, the aim of this research is to empirically investigate the importance of projects’ social capital for knowledge development in R&D projects. Primary data were collected via sociometric questionnaires on a population of 53 biotech R&D projects located at one of the most important science parks in Sweden. The analysis focused on the distinctive structural configuration of projects’ social capital, among which the roles of network diversity were emphasized. Our results suggest that certain structural configurations of project social capital maximize the level of effectiveness in knowledge development. More specifically, we found an inverted U-shaped relationship between projects’ network diversity and their level of knowledge development, demonstrating that intermediate levels of diversity maximize project knowledge development. Implications for innovation managers and policymakers are discussed.

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Titel: Project Social Capital in Biotech R&D: Its Configuration and Impact on Knowledge Development
verfasst von: Mats Magnusson
Daniele Mascia
Fausto di Vincenzo
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Buch: Learning and Innovation in Hybrid Organizations
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-62466-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-62467-9

Copyright-Jahr: 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62467-9_7

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