Knowledge and Networks (Hardcover)

Exploring the Interaction of Space and Networks in the Creation of Knowledge: An Introduction: Johannes Gluckler, Emmanuel Lazega, and Ingmar Hammer.- I: The Significance of Knowledge About Networks: The Relational Dimension as a Bridging Principle Between Economic, Social, and Geographic Issues: Reversing the Instrumentality of the Social for the Economic: A Critical Agenda for 21st-Century Knowledge Networks: Nancy Ettlinger.- Interpersonal Networks in Foreign Assignments and Intercultural Learning Processes: Erika Spieß.- Family Networks for Learning and Knowledge Creation in Developing Regions: Pengfei Li.- Studying Networks Geographically: World Political Regionalization in the United Nations General Assembly (1985-2010): Laurent Beauguitte.- (Post)graduate Education Markets and the Formation of Mobile Transnational Economic Elites: Sarah Hall.- II: Relational Opportunity: Network Evolution and Its Impact on Individuals and Regions: Organized Mobility and Relational Turnover as Context for Social Mechanisms: A Dynamic Invariant at the Heart of Stability from Movement: Emmanuel Lazega.- Trajectory Types Across Network Positions: Jazz Evolution from 1930 to 1969: Charles Kirschbaum.- Topology and Evolution of Collaboration Networks: The Case of a Policy-anchored District: Laura Prota, Maria Prosperina Vitale, and Maria Rosaria D'Esposito.- Platforming for Path-Breaking? The Case of Regional Electromobility Initiatives in Germany: Jorg Sydow and Friedemann Koll.- Brokering Trust to Enhance Leadership: A Self-Monitoring Approach to Leadership Emergence: Martin Kilduff, Ajay Mehra, Dennis A. Gioia, and Stephen Borgatti.- III: Network Geographies of Learning: How Social Networks in Space Lead to Innovation: How Atypical Combinations of Scientific Ideas Are Related to Impact: The General Case and the Case of the Field of Geography: Satyam Mukherjee, Brian Uzzi, Ben Jones, and Michael Stringer.- Connectivity in Contiguity: Conventions and Taboos of Imitation in Colocated Networks: Johannes Gluckler and Ingmar Hammer.- Are Gatekeepers Important for the Renewal of the Local Knowledge Base? Evidence from U.S. Cities: Stefano Breschi and Camilla Lenzi.- Learning Networks Among Swedish Municipalities: Is Sweden a Small World?: Christopher Ansell, Martin Lundin, and Per Ola Oberg.- The Coevolution of Innovative Ties, Proximity, and Competencies: Toward a Dynamic Approach to Innovation Cooperation: Uwe Cantner, Susanne Hinzmann, and Tina Wolf.- The Klaus Tschira Foundation.- Index.