the concept of alliance blocks from a social network perspective, and explores the relationship between alliance block … membership and innovative performance in a changing technological environment. The book demonstrates that as an alliance network …, firms in alliance blocks are likely to apply for more patents, hold more central positions in the network, have larger …

inside a network, or the building of an epistemic community : the Telecom Valley case study / Nathalie Lazaric and Catherine …

OECD countries are increasingly referred to as "network societies". This prompts questions about educational networks …