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Zaheer, Akbar (contributor); Bachmann, Reinhard (contributor) - 2006

'This Handbook helps scholars account for more nuances and complications of the phenomenon of trust. But it is also a … Management Review 'Given the number of special issues and other empirical articles devoted to trust, a handbook to record the … state of trust research (both conceptual and empirical) seems timely ... this Handbook provides a collection of essays about …

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Business networks and strategic alliances in China

Clegg, Stewart R. (ed.); Wang, Karen (ed.); … - 2007

Business Networks and Strategic Alliances in China addresses how knowledge transfer and innovation are interwoven within complex networks and how social capital contributes to the acquisition of crucial resources and business success in multi-type enterprises in China. The book explains how...

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Trust and economic learning

Lazaric, Nathalie (ed.); Lorenz, Edward H. (ed.) - 1998

trust and a variety of related concepts, including reputation, implicit contracts and confidence is examined. The links …The 1990s have witnessed a vast growth of research on the topics of trust and learning. This can be explained by the … profound technological and organizational changes that have made both inter-and intra-firm trust indispensable for sustaining …

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Sustainable cities : diversity, economic growth and social cohesion

Janssens, Madeleine (contributor) - 2009

This book focuses on cities, their relationships with each other and the disparities between them. Analysing cities as the places where diversity is especially apparent, where cultural richness is experienced and where conflicts often erupt, it illustrates how cultures and cultural diversity...

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Innovation in technology alliance networks

Lemmens, Charmianne E. A. V. - 2004

This book studies the dynamics of alliance group formation in technology-based networks. The author attempts to develop the concept of alliance blocks from a social network perspective, and explores the relationship between alliance block membership and innovative performance in a changing...

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The economics of non-selfish behaviour : decisions to contribute money to public goods

Meier, Stephan - 2006

In standard economic theory human beings are portrayed as selfish money-maximizing actors. This book investigates the conditions under which people deviate from this prediction and when they are prepared to contribute to the common good in a more altruistic fashion. Based on field experiments...

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Entrepreneurial process and social networks : a dynamic perspective

Fayolle, Alain (contributor); Jack, Sarah (contributor); … - 2016

Introduction / Alain Fayolle, Sarah Jack, Wadid Lamine and Didier Chabaud -- Part I the evolution of networks across entrepreneurial stages -- 1. Entrepreneurial network composition and the venture creation process: an empirical investigation / Tammi Redd, Michael A. Abebe and Sibin Wu -- 2....

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Handbook of social capital and regional development

Westlund, Hans (contributor); Larsson, Johan P. (contributor) - 2016

1. Social capital and regional development: an introduction / Hans Westlund and Johan P. Larsson -- 2. Social capital and networks in spatial economies / Börje Johansson -- Part I aspects of entrepreneurship -- 3. Local social entrepreneurship and social capital / Niels Bosma, Veronique...

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The learning region : foundations, state of the art, future

Rutten, Roel (contributor); Boekema, Frans (contributor) - 2007

The aim of this book is to present a much-needed conceptualization of 'the learning region'. The editors scrutinize key concepts and issues surrounding this phenomenon, which are then discussed in the context of recent literature. This unique conceptualization of the learning region presents a...

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Economics and the social sciences : boundaries, interaction and integration

Ioannides, Stavros (contributor); Nielsen, Klaus (contributor) - 2007

pt. 1. Economics and other social sciences : relationships and boundaries -- pt. 2. New light on rationality, social relations and the environment -- pt. 3. Flexibility, routines and production in economics and social sciences.

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