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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Main Authors: María José Fernández Aldecua, Yancy Vaillant, Esteban Lafuente, Jorge Moreno Gómez
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-12-01
Series:Wine Economics and Policy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212977417300340
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author María José Fernández Aldecua
Yancy Vaillant
Esteban Lafuente
Jorge Moreno Gómez
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description 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 regionâs wine sector experienced over a twenty year period at the turn of the current millennium. 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. Keywords: Social capital, Social networks, Regional innovation, Entrepreneurs, Catalonia
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spelling doaj-art-b8671a28c0f848cca1d5ff5294e16cda2025-08-20T03:57:43ZengFirenze University PressWine Economics and Policy2212-97742017-12-016213614510.1016/j.wep.2017.10.001The renaissance of a local wine industry: The relevance of social capital for business innovation in DOQ El Priorat, CataloniaMaría José Fernández Aldecua0Yancy Vaillant1Esteban Lafuente2Jorge Moreno Gómez3Instituto de Turismo, Universidad del Mar (UMAR) Ciudad Universitaria, Santa María Huatulco, Oaxaca 70989, MexicoDepartment of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. Toulouse Business School (TBS), 1 Place Alphonse Jourdain, 31068 TOULOUSE Cedex 7, France; Departamento de Gestión Organizacional, Universidad de la Costa, Calle No 58, 55-66, Barranquilla, ColombiaDepartment of Management, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (Barcelona Tech), EPSEB, Av. Gregorio Marañón, 44â50, 2da planta, 08028 Barcelona, SpainDepartment of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. Toulouse Business School (TBS), 1 Place Alphonse Jourdain, 31068 TOULOUSE Cedex 7, FranceThe 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 regionâs wine sector experienced over a twenty year period at the turn of the current millennium. 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. Keywords: Social capital, Social networks, Regional innovation, Entrepreneurs, Cataloniahttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212977417300340
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The renaissance of a local wine industry: The relevance of social capital for business innovation in DOQ El Priorat, Catalonia
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title The renaissance of a local wine industry: The relevance of social capital for business innovation in DOQ El Priorat, Catalonia
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