Applying social network analysis to validate mass collaboration innovation drivers: An empirical study of NASA's International Space Apps Challenge

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• 作者：Fatima Senghore ; ^{senghoref@gwmail.gwu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Enrique Campos-Nanez ^{camposn@email.gwu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Pavel Fomin ^{fomin@email.gwu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; James S. Wasek ^{wasekj@gwu.edu" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：User innovation networks ; Social network analysis ; Mass collaboration ; User innovation ; Affiliation networks
• 刊名：Journal of Engineering and Technology Management
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：July-September 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：37
• 期：Complete
• 页码：21-31
• 全文大小：1101 K

文摘

The authors model the user innovation networks of NASA's International Space Apps Challenges and use social network analysis to empirically investigate the existence and impact of three drivers of innovation. These drivers are competition, social interaction, and network vitality. We empirically prove that competitive intensity exists as a driver of innovation in our networks, and is an indicator of innovation success, while the drivers of social interaction intensity and network vitality do not.