Publications [#257369] of Martin Ruef

Journal Articles

1. Ruef, M, Strong Ties, Weak Ties and Islands: Structural and Cultural Predictors of Organizational Innovation, Industrial and Corporate Change, vol. 11 no. 3 (2002), pp. 427-449, Oxford University Press (OUP) [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/01/23)

   Abstract:
   How does the tendency of entrepreneurs to engage in innovation relate to their structural and cultural embeddedness? Using micro-data on entrepreneurial teams and the organizational innovations they attempt to develop, this article presents a predictive model of creative action to address this question. Capacity for creative action is seen to be a function of the ability of entrepreneurs to (i) obtain non-redundant information from their social networks; (ii) avoid pressures for conformity; and (iii) sustain trust in developing novel-and potentially profitable-innovations. Probit analyses of over 700 organizational startups suggest that these mechanisms exercise effects on innovation via the network ties and enculturation of entrepreneurs.