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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Doh, Soogwan
• Acs, Zoltan J.

Titel

Innovation and Social Capital: A Cross-Country Investigation

Ist Teil von

• Industry and innovation, 2010-06, Vol.17 (3), p.241-262

Ort / Verlag

Sydney: Taylor & Francis Group

Erscheinungsjahr

2010

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study explores the impact of social capital on innovation by constructing a more general measure of social capital, which consists of generalized and institutional trust, associational activities and civic norms. We test the hypothesis that social capital has a positive impact on innovation at the national level. After controlling for research and development expenditure and human capital, we find that there is a positive relationship between social capital and innovation. Social capital interacts with entrepreneurship; the strongest relationship is between associated activities and entrepreneurship. This study supports the need to build strong social relationships in today's networked economy.