Abstract:This paper explores the variation of knowledge resources embedded in the collaboration networks of corporate inventors. Focusing on the semiconductor industry, we examine the impact of intraorganizational network resource munificence ? i.e. the extent to which ego co-inventor networks carry knowledge resources ? on inventor performance. Relying on insights from resource dependence theory and the social network perspective, we hypothesize that ego network resource munificence positively influences the innovativ… Show more
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