Abstract
What are antecedents of social capital in corporate innovation communities? Motivated by numerous studies on the importance of innovation communities in general as well as the pivotal role of social relationships within these settings, I have examined this question using both qualitative as well as quantitative research methods. The research findings presented in this dissertation can be summarized in two major categories. First, social capital in innovation communities is selfreinforcing as multiple dimensions of social capital are related to each other in a circular manner. As this circle of relationships can result in a wheel of fortune (where social capital within the community reproduces itself), as well as in a doom loop (where social capital within the community destroys itself), antecedents of different dimensions of social capital are highly relevant for both the theoretical understanding of the rise of social capital as well as managerial efforts to influence social relationships between corporate innovation community members.
Chapter PDF
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Dumbach, M. (2014). Conclusion. In: Establishing Corporate Innovation Communities. Markt- und Unternehmensentwicklung / Markets and Organisations. Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-03695-9_27
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-03695-9_27
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden
Print ISBN: 978-3-658-03694-2
Online ISBN: 978-3-658-03695-9
eBook Packages: Business and EconomicsBusiness and Management (R0)