Disruption or Sustenance? An Institutional Analysis of the Sustainable Business Network in West Michigan

作者: Deborah M. Steketee

DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-3159-4_8

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摘要: Sustainable regional development is understood as a process characterized by continuing attention to lasting economic prosperity which supports healthy ecological and human communities within defined spatial area. This preliminary research focuses on disruptive innovation network structures institutional arrangements that are essential theoretical components for sustainability. The presumption better understanding the characteristics of networks support innovation, we may more effectively leverage sustainable business practices toward an effort foster development. Network theory offers way illuminate some existing nodes institutions supporting in West Michigan (USA) identifying ways learning associated with these might be harnessed service centrality, reachability connectivity explored.

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