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Exchanging information through social links: The role of friendship, trust and reciprocity

Villanueva-Felez, Africa; Molas-Gallart, Jordi - INGENIO - 2011

This paper shows that the features that characterize the exchange of information among individuals vary depending on the type of information exchanged (novel or specific) and the institutional affiliation of the individuals involved. It unbundles the concept of strong and weak links into three...

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The role of human capital in lowering barriers to engage in innovation: evidence from the Spanish innovation survey

D'Este, D'Este,Pablo; Rentocchini, Rentocchini,Francesco; … - INGENIO - 2012

innovation activities. The paper distinguishes between firms facing deterring barriers to innovation (firms deterred from … engaging in innovation activities) and firms confronting revealed barriers (firms that experience barriers alongside their … engagement in innovation activities). We investigate whether human capital has a particularly strong impact in lowering barriers …

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Knowledge Transfer In Humanities And Social Science Research Groups:The Relevance Of Organizational Factors

Olmos-Peñuela, Julia; Castro-Martínez, Elena; … - INGENIO - 2010

The aim of this paper is to determine the relevance of organizational factors on the means and intensity of knowledge transfer among Humanities and Social Science (HSS) research groups in the Spanish context. We conduct a descriptive and correlation analysis on a sample of HSS research groups...

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Conducting pro-social research: cognitive diversity, research excellence and awareness about the social impact of research

D’Este, D’Este,Pablo; Llopis, Llopis,Oscar; Yegros, … - INGENIO - 2013

We propose the concept of pro-social research as reflecting the adoption of conducts that place social relevance as a critical goal of research. We argue that pro-social conducts represent a behavioural antecedent of the actual engagement of scientists in knowledge transfer activities. Our study...

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