Science Research Management ›› 2011, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (8): 34-41.

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An analytic framework for networking innovation:At an angle of innovation network-social capital

Lu Lijun1, Zheng Xiaobi2   

  1. 1. School of Business, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China;
    2. Institution of Regional Economy, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
  • Received:2009-04-01 Revised:2010-03-22 Online:2011-08-27 Published:2011-08-12

Abstract: Networking innovation has been an important way to adjust globalization, collaboration, and informatization. After identifying the connotation and the extension of the Network of Firm Innovation (NFI), the NFI and the Social Capital of Firm (SCF) are defined. Meanwhile, a model called NFI-SCF framework is built in order to reveal and analyze the relationship between NFI and SCF. The model could also be used to describe the networking innovation process and provide an appropriate method for constructing the NFI which aims at improving the SCF.

Key words: NFI, SCF, NFI-SCF model

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