Introduction / Barak S. Aharonson, Uriel Stettner -- Coevolutionary perspective of industry-network dynamics / Leonid Bakman, Amalya L. Oliver -- Israel's knowledge-intensive sectors : innovation, networks and regions / Amalya L. Oliver, Noam Frank -- The evolution of research collaboration networks and their impact on firm innovation output / Irem Demirkan, David L. Deeds -- An exploratory study of the role of publishing inventors in nanotechnology / Gino Cattani, Daniele Rotolo -- The interdependencies of formal and informal network structure and the exploration of new technological opportunities among geographically dispersed firms / Daniel Tzabbar, Alex Vestal -- The duality of knowledge networks : the impact of production and usage networks on academic citations / Atul Nerkar, Nandini Lahiri -- The costs of creating network relations and the implications for firm performance the case of high technology firms / Niron Hashai -- Regional networks, alliance portfolio configuration, and innovation performance / Suleika Bort, Marie Oehme, Florian Zock.

An exciting new volume in the Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitive Strategy series from Emeralds popular Strategy collection. This volume features excellent new research devoted to advancing our understanding of how networks foster creativity, innovation and the development of cutting-edge technologies. Contributions offer unique perspectives on the significance of networks to the financial success of businesses, in addition to giving examples of how these can be crucial in bringing about creativity and innovation. It deals with the evolution of networks through geographic and industry boundaries. This is crucial reading for any researchers exploring strategic management tools and techniques, and specifically the intricacies of "network theory" within businesses.