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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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Choice experiments in developing countries : implementation, challenges and policy implications

Birol, Ekin (contributor); Bennett, Jeff (contributor) - 2010

Choice Experiments in Developing Countries is an invaluable one-stop presentation of the best-practice case studies implementing the choice experiment method in developing countries. It highlights the theoretical and practical issues that should be taken into consideration when applying this...

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Entrepreneurial process and social networks : a dynamic perspective

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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

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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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Necessity entrepreneurs : microenterprise education and economic development

Brewer, Jeremi (contributor); Gibson, Stephen W. (contributor) - 2014

'This groundbreaking exploration of the concept of necessity entrepreneurship cuts to the heart of the culture wars with potential ramifications for public policy. Central to this volume is the question, "What is culture?" The politically incorrect conclusion that some cultures are...

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Intangible capital : its contribution to economic growth, well-being and rationality

Tomer, John F. - 2008

Despite increasing research efforts, there is still much confusion regarding the nature and contribution of the most intangible forms of capital. This book develops a comprehensive and unifying conception of intangible capital in order to understand its role with respect to economic growth,...

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Social capital : an introduction to managing networks

Koput, Kenneth - 2010

This volume teaches how to understand and manage social capital to facilitate individual and organizational learning and goal attainment. Coverage includes both orchestrating relationships of others and navigating one's own social interactions. Written at an introductory level and accessible to...

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