Many physical and social phenomena are embedded within networks of interdependencies,
the so-called ‘context’ of these phenomena. In network analysis, this type of process is …

Creativity is essential to the performance of new product development (NPD) teams. Since
the creative NPD task requires teams to combine and integrate input from multiple NPD team …

The purpose of this research is to focus on the role of trust in knowledge sharing. Social capital
researchers have put forward trust as an important force behind the sharing of knowledge…

In studies of inter-organizational relations (lOR's), there is a tendency to look at dyads of
flrms, and to consider networks as aggregates of such dyads. But there are several roles for a …

Integrating and refining social interdependence theory and structural adaptation theory, we
examined the effects of intergroup competition on the creativity of 70 four-person groups …

For as long as groups and teams have been the subject of scientific inquiry, researchers have
been interested in understanding the relationships that form within them, and the pace at …

… Roger Th.AJ Leenders is associate Professor of business development in the School of
Management and Organization at the University of Groningen in The Netherlands. His research …

Social capital in general and the study of social capital in the context of organizations has
gained considerable attention in recent years. Despite the promise in the potency of the …

… A detailed treatment of the models in this paper is given in Leenders (1995). As an
example of how the models can be empirically applied, the evolution of a fifth grade friendship …

Creative performance in R&D is of vital importance to organizations. Because R&D usually
is organized in teams, the management of creative performance inherently refers to the team …