The Role of Adoption Networks in the Success of Innovations

Abstract

It is widely acknowledged that the ability to make connections is frequently at the heart of the creative process that gives rise to innovation. Often these connections span seemingly unconnected spaces. Textiles manufacturing, for example, has had a profound influence on —of all things — the invention of the modern computer. The 19 th century Jacquard loo

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