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Establishing Corporate Innovation Communities

A Social Capital Perspective

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Authors:
  1. Martin Dumbach

    1. Innovation & Value Creation, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Nuremberg, Germany

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  • Publication in the field of economic sciences
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XIX
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  2. Introduction: What is this dissertation about?

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-7
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  3. Introduction: What is this dissertation about?

    1. Innovation communities and social capital theory

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 8-10

    2. The research gap: Limited knowledge on antecedents of social capital

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 11-11

    3. Overview of studies

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 12-15

  4. Theoretical background: Open innovation, communities, and social capital

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
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  5. Theoretical background: Open innovation, communities, and social capital

    1. Structure of part II

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 19-20

    2. The paradigm of open innovation

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 21-26

    3. The central characteristics of corporate innovation communities

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 27-32

    4. The relevance of social capital in innovation processes

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 33-51

    5. Derivation of research gap and research question

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 52-53

  6. Antecedents of social capital in corporate innovation communities on three levels: A case study approach

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 55-55
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  7. Antecedents of social capital in corporate innovation communities on three levels: A case study approach

    1. Structure of part III

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 57-59

    2. General methodological issues

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 60-62

    3. Case selection

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 63-69

    4. Data collection and analysis

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 70-78

    5. Findings on antecedents of corporate innovation community social capital

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 79-122

    6. Discussion

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 123-128

  8. Individual level antecedents of social capital in corporate innovation communities: A SEM approach

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 129-129
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  9. Individual level antecedents of social capital in corporate innovation communities: A SEM approach

    1. Structure of part IV

      • Martin Dumbach
      Pages 131-135
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About this book

Because of the specific characteristics of innovation communities, social relationships between community members play a pivotal role for performance in such settings. In response, Martin Dumbach takes a social capital perspective and approaches the research question: What are antecedents of social capital in corporate innovation communities? Using both qualitative as well as quantitative methods, the research presented offers interesting insights into the dynamics of the development of community networks. In more detail, the author describes innovation community social capital as a self-reinforcing asset that is affected by antecedents on the individual, the community, and the organizational level. These findings add to the literature on innovation communities and social capital and have important implications for community management.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Innovation & Value Creation, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Nuremberg, Germany

    Martin Dumbach

About the author

Dr. Martin Dumbach received his PhD in economic sciences from the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where he worked as Research Associate for Prof. Dr. Kathrin M. Möslein at the Chair of Information Systems I – Innovation & Value Creation.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Establishing Corporate Innovation Communities

  • Book Subtitle: A Social Capital Perspective

  • Authors: Martin Dumbach

  • Series Title: Markt- und Unternehmensentwicklung Markets and Organisations

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-03695-9

  • Publisher: Springer Gabler Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Business and Economics, Business and Management (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-03694-2Published: 18 November 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-03695-9Published: 29 October 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2945-879X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2945-8803

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 275

  • Number of Illustrations: 27 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Organization

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