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The influence of friendship and communication network density on individual innovative behaviours: a multilevel study

2016

The present study examines whether teams’ friendship and communication network density are related to individual innovative behaviours (IIBs: idea generation, suggestion making, idea promotion and idea implementation). The study sample was composed of 28 teams comprising 101 members. The results obtained by means of multilevel structural equations modelling showed that friendship network density had an indirect positive relationship with the four IIBs through the density of team communication networks.

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Managementmedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciencesInnovation management050109 social psychologySample (statistics)Friendship network densityIdeationCreativityTelecommunications networkCreativityFriendshipPromotion (rank)Team communicationIndividual innovative behaviours (IIBs)0502 economics and businessCommunication network density0501 psychology and cognitive sciencesPsychologyInnovationSocial psychology050203 business & managementApplied Psychologymedia_common
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Inter-organizational networks and innovation in small, knowledge-intensive firms: A literature review

2013

Published version of article from the journal: International Journal of Innovation Management In this study, we address the effect of innovation strategy and an innovative working climate on financial performance in the Norwegian wood industry. Innovation strategy embodies four dimensions: the degrees to which innovation in the form of products, processes, and business systems are embedded in the management values and priorities as well as the degree of expenditure in R&D. An innovative working climate is exemplified by team cohesion, supervisory encouragement, resources, autonomy, challenge, and openness to innovation. Previous studies have indicated a lack of research in traditional manuf…

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