•Examines the effects of supply chains on productivity and innovation through knowledge diffusion.
•Ties with distant suppliers benefit more than ties with neighboring suppliers.
•Ties with neighboring clients benefit more than ties with distant clients.
•Density of a firm's ego network has a negative effect.
•These results suggest that access to diversified is important for knowledge diffusion.
The strength of long ties and the weakness of strong ties: Knowledge diffusion through supply chain networks ☆
Yasuyuki Todoa, , , Petr Matousb, , Hiroyasu Inoue
Research Policy
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2016.06.008
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