Graduation Year
2016
Date of Submission
4-2016
Document Type
Campus Only Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Economics
Reader 1
Janet Smith
Reader 2
Corey Tazzara
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© 2016 Thomas C. Hague
Abstract
This paper investigates how social networks act as catalysts for innovation. It borrows a model for understanding how interaction between heterogeneous social networks catalyzes innovation. Using this model, it then examines historical and contemporary catalysts of innovation and invention within cities. Industry diversity, a measure representing the existence of multiple overlapping domains, is hypothesized to be positively correlated with the number of patents filed within a city per year. Using this analysis of both Renaissance Florence and contemporary metropolitan areas, the paper hopes to demonstrate social influences on innovation.
Recommended Citation
Hague, Thomas, "Social Networks and Innovation" (2016). CMC Senior Theses. 1328.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1328
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