The Learning Region: Impact of Social Capital and Weak Ties on Innovation
Abstract: Theories that emphasise the role of proximity and tacit knowledge in innovation processes highlight the importance of social interaction and networking for the diffusion of knowledge. A concept that captures the impact of human relations on economic activity is Social Capital. Using factorial analysis with data from the European Values Study we demonstrate empirically the multi-dimensionality of Social Capital. The obtained independent dimensions serve as inputs in a knowledge production function estimated for a sample of European regions. One of our major results is that the impact of Social Capital on regional innovation processes is significant and comparable to the importance of Human Capital. However, not all dimensions of Social Capital exhibit the same explanatory power. The dimension “Associational Activity” represents the strongest driving force for patenting activity. Hence, empirical evidence for the significance of weak ties in innovative processes is given
- Location
-
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
- Extent
-
Online-Ressource
- Language
-
Englisch
- Notes
-
Postprint
begutachtet (peer reviewed)
In: Regional Studies ; 41 (2007) 1 ; 75-88
- Classification
-
Wirtschaft
- Event
-
Veröffentlichung
- (where)
-
Mannheim
- (when)
-
2007
- Creator
-
Hauser, Christoph
Tappeiner, Gottfried
Walde, Janette
- DOI
-
10.1080/00343400600928368
- URN
-
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-132788
- Rights
-
Open Access unbekannt; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
- Last update
- 15.08.2025, 7:30 AM CEST
Data provider
Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. If you have any questions about the object, please contact the data provider.
Associated
- Hauser, Christoph
- Tappeiner, Gottfried
- Walde, Janette
Time of origin
- 2007
Other Objects (12)
The Learning Region: Impact of Social Capital and Weak Ties on Innovation
Strong ties, weak ties : Freundschaftssemantik und Netzwerktheorie
Strong ties versus weak ties in word-of-mouth marketing
Strong versus Weak Ties in Migration
Career Choice and the Strength of Weak Ties
Career choice and the strength of weak ties
Spatial versus social mismatch: The strength of weak ties
Super weak ties : what culturally holds our society together
The weakness of weak ties for novel information diffusion
Spatial versus Social Mismatch: The Strength of Weak Ties
Weak vs. Strong Ties: Explaining Early Settlement in WTO Disputes
The topology of interpersonal neural network in weak social ties
The Learning Region: Impact of Social Capital and Weak Ties on Innovation
Strong ties, weak ties : Freundschaftssemantik und Netzwerktheorie
Strong ties versus weak ties in word-of-mouth marketing
Strong versus Weak Ties in Migration
Career Choice and the Strength of Weak Ties
Career choice and the strength of weak ties
Spatial versus social mismatch: The strength of weak ties
Super weak ties : what culturally holds our society together
The weakness of weak ties for novel information diffusion
Spatial versus Social Mismatch: The Strength of Weak Ties
Weak vs. Strong Ties: Explaining Early Settlement in WTO Disputes
The topology of interpersonal neural network in weak social ties
The Learning Region: Impact of Social Capital and Weak Ties on Innovation
Strong ties, weak ties : Freundschaftssemantik und Netzwerktheorie
Strong ties versus weak ties in word-of-mouth marketing
Strong versus Weak Ties in Migration
Career Choice and the Strength of Weak Ties
Career choice and the strength of weak ties
Spatial versus social mismatch: The strength of weak ties
Super weak ties : what culturally holds our society together
The weakness of weak ties for novel information diffusion
Spatial versus Social Mismatch: The Strength of Weak Ties
Weak vs. Strong Ties: Explaining Early Settlement in WTO Disputes