ABSTRACT
In this book, the authors illustrate how social networks can play a very significant role in the technological catch up process in moderate innovative countries. Using an innovative approach to the study of entrepreneurship in knowledge-intensive sectors, the book analyses the role of social networks in the access and deployment of the variety of competences and resources required for the successful creation of knowledge-intensive companies, which has not yet been studied sufficiently in this context.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|33 pages
Overview
chapter 1|31 pages
Knowledge-intensive sectors in moderately innovative countries in Europe
part II|72 pages
How are social networks relevant for technological entrepreneurship?
chapter 2|32 pages
Dynamics, structure and content of innovation networks
part III|163 pages
The role of social networks in the creation and development of knowledge-intensive sectors in Portugal and Italy
chapter 6|35 pages
Social networks and the entrepreneurial process in molecular biotechnology in Portugal
chapter 10|24 pages
Knowledge networks and technological regimes in biotechnology and software
part IV|28 pages
Strategic and policy implications