Simulating knowledge dynamics in innovation networks: An introduction

Abstract

In this introduction, we outline the theoretical background for the most important concepts of the Simulating Knowledge Dynamics in Innovation Networks (SKIN) model. We describe the basic model, which we understand more as a theoretical framework than as a piece of code and preview the following chapters, which apply the SKIN model to diverse industrial sectors and develop related network models to generate insights about the dynamics of innovation networks. © 2014 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.