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What is Network Innovativeness

Chapter 140
Encyclopedia of Networked and Virtual Organizations
The firm capacity to innovate from the development and management of relationships with the different innovation partners.
Published in Chapter:
A New Perspective Network Innovation
Cristina S. Rodrigues (University of Minho, Portugal), Edite M.G.P. Fernandes (University of Minho, Portugal), and F. Vitorino Martins (University of Porto, Portugal)
Copyright: © 2008 |Pages: 6
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59904-885-7.ch140
Abstract
The global competition, with the decreasing of economic barriers and the strong technological and knowledge development, is changing the context of doing business and, therefore is increasing demands to firms to remain competitive. The only possible answer for a sustained competitiveness is through differentiation and innovation, accepting the context of change. Therefore, being an innovator is a firm’s central role in order to help the firm’s survival and profitability.
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