technological developments makes firms depend on innovation and, in the process, develop dense networks of relationships, making … collaboration an essential requisite for innovation. Thus, collaboration develops based on complex social networks from which … innovation emerges. From this perspective, collaboration takes a systematic approach, where social relationships are crucial …

"The social dynamics of innovation networks captures the important role of trust, social capital, institutions and … norms and values in the creation of knowledge in innovation networks. In doing so, this book connects to a long …-standing debate on the socio-spatial context of innovation in economic geography, which is usually referred to as the Territorial …