The renaissance of a local wine industry: the relevance of social capital for business innovation in DOQ El Priorat, Catalonia

The paper presents the results of a case study that aims to investigate whether the presence of both bridging and bonding social capital, acting together, can stimulate entrepreneurial innovation within the wine industry at a regional level. The study also investigates the manner in which both types...

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Autores: Fernández Aldecua, María José, Vaillant, Yancy, Lafuente González, Esteban Miguel|||0000-0001-5889-7656, Moreno Gómez, Jorge
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/109418
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/109418
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wep.2017.10.001
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Economic development--Effect of technological innovations on
Entrepreneurship
Social capital
social networks
regional innovation
entrepreneurs
Catalonia
Desenvolupament econòmic--Efecte de les innovacions tecnològiques
Emprenedoria
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Economia i organització d'empreses::Competitivitat i innovació
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Sumario:The paper presents the results of a case study that aims to investigate whether the presence of both bridging and bonding social capital, acting together, can stimulate entrepreneurial innovation within the wine industry at a regional level. The study also investigates the manner in which both types of social capital interact to motivate such innovation. This is done through the analysis of the Catalan region of Priorat, and more specifically the entrepreneurial innovations that the region’s wine sector experienced over a twenty year period at the turn of the current millenium. The results indicate that both forms of social capital do not act in isolation, but on the contrary are jointly responsible for stimulating innovation within the wine-producing network.