effective innovation performance. In this paper we develop a conceptual model of direct and moderated network effects on a firm …’s innovation. We test this model on a large sample of small and medium-sized firms from a posttransitional and developed economy …. We show that absorptive capacity moderates the relationship between networks and innovation outcomes, but with some …

This paper extends the existing literature on strategic R&D alliances by presenting a model of innovation networks with … intensity of cooperation and innovation. Within different knowledge regimes, we examine the structure of networks that emerge … the contingent effects of network position on innovative performance. We find networks that exhibit small world properties …