Establishing Corporate Innovation Communities

I. Introduction: What is this dissertation about?

1. Innovation communities and social capital theory
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2. The research gap: Limited knowledge on antecedents of social capital
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3. Overview of studies
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II. Theoretical background: Open innovation, communities, and social capital

4. Structure of part II
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5. The paradigm of open innovation
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6. The central characteristics of corporate innovation communities
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7. The relevance of social capital in innovation processes
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8. Derivation of research gap and research question
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III. Antecedents of social capital in corporate innovation communities on three levels: A case study approach

9. Structure of part III
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10. General methodological issues
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11. Case selection
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12. Data collection and analysis
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13. Findings on antecedents of corporate innovation community social capital
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14. Discussion
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IV. Individual level antecedents of social capital in corporate innovation communities: A SEM approach

15. Structure of part IV
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16. Theoretical foundations
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17. Model development
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18. Empirical field
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19. Data analysis approach
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20. Measures and measurement validity
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21. Hypotheses testing
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22. Discussion
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V. Discussion and conclusion: Reflections on research presented in this dissertation

23. Summary of studies
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24. Theoretical implications
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25. Managerial implications
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26. Limitations and avenues for future research
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27. Conclusion
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Keywords: Economics/Management Science, Management/Business for Professionals