Knowledge brokers play a crucial role in open innovation. We use exponential random graph models and qualitative analysis of semi-structured interview data to contrast knowledge brokerage in three open innovation partnerships. Our analysis considers both tacit and explicit knowledge exchanges....

The Nie Lei Company was a powerful and influential organized crime group in the Chinese city of Qingdao until a concerted state operation closed it down in 2010. This paper looks at the group's legacy on the political-criminal nexus in China. Despite the collapse of the powerful Nie Lei Company...