Transforming Individual Civic Engagement into Community Collective Efficacy: The Role of Bonding Social Capital

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 328-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles R. Collins ◽  
Jennifer Watling Neal ◽  
Zachary P. Neal
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Bonding Social Capital

Civic Engagement and Mass–Elite Policy Agenda Agreement in American Communities

2005 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
KIM QUAILE HILL ◽  
TETSUYA MATSUBAYASHI
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Policy Agenda ◽  
Democratic Representation ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Civic Associations ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Democratic Responsiveness ◽  
Mass Public

We test propositions about how different forms of civic engagement are related to democratic representation in American communities. Our data are for the samples of communities, their citizens, and their leaders originally examined by Verba and Nie inParticipation in America(1972). Our analyses of those data indicate that membership in bridging social–capital civic associations is unrelated to democratic responsiveness of leaders to the mass public but that bonding social–capital membership is negatively associated with such responsiveness. We also demonstrate that bonding social–capital civic engagement weakens the democratic linkage processes inherent in elections.

The Role of Frontline Employees’ Competitive Intelligence and Intraorganizational Social Capital in Driving Customer Outcomes

2020 ◽  
pp. 109467052095807
Author(s):  
Ashish Kalra ◽  
Raj Agnihotri ◽  
Elten Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Competitive Intelligence ◽  
Frontline Employees ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Customer Outcomes

Grounded in social capital theory, this study explores the influence of intraorganizational social capital on frontline employees’ (FLEs) competitive intelligence activities and the subsequent effects of engaging in competitive intelligence on their information communication behavior and relational customer outcomes. We empirically test the hypothesized relationships using multisource, multi-industry data collected from business-to-business (B2B) FLEs and their customers. The results indicate that bridging social capital directly relates to FLEs’ competitive intelligence activities, while bonding social capital functions as a positive moderator of this relationship. Job autonomy also positively moderates the relationship between bridging social capital and competitive intelligence. Results further indicate that FLEs’ competitive intelligence directly and positively relates to customers’ perception of information communication, which positively influences customer loyalty and engagement behavior. These results indicate that the firms’ cultivation of social capital can improve the capability of their FLEs to provide information-based service to industrial customers.

scholarly journals Duanzi as Networked Practice: How Online Satire Shapes Psychological Well-Being, Social Support, and Issue Knowledge for Chinese with Different Social Capital during COVID-19 Outbreaks

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (18) ◽  
pp. 9783
Author(s):  
Ji Pan ◽  
Gang Han ◽  
Ran Wei
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Well Being ◽  
External Support ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Issue Knowledge

Practices oriented to digital technologies are being invented to change how people cope with crises. This study examines how Chinese netizens’ networked practices (e.g., liking, sharing, or commenting) with COVID-19 related duanzi (short online satires) influenced their psychological well-being, external social support, and issue knowledge during the pandemic. The role of social capital in moderating these relations is explored. Findings from the survey demonstrate that the act of “liking” a COVID-19 duanzi on WeChat has become a routine practice for Chinese netizens to kill time during the quarantine. However, the more bonding social capital one already had, the less they depended on duanzi “liking” to kill their boredom. Those less supported outside the family household, or less knowledgeable about the virus were also more likely to share a COVID-19 duanzi. Bonding social capital promotes one’s well-being, therefore, the positive psychological effect of duanzi sharing or commenting grows more pronounced for netizens with more bonding social capital. Bridging social capital brought external social support. Netizens with more bridging social capital obtained more external support and more COVID-19 knowledge from duanzi sharing. The theoretical and practical implications are elaborated in the conclusions.

scholarly journals Peer Effects, Civic Learning, and Youth Civic Engagement

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassan Hussein
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Peer Effects ◽  
Youth Civic Engagement ◽  
Civic Learning ◽  
Developing Democracies

The study examines the role of social capital on civic learning and political participation in developing democracies.

scholarly journals 'I Hear You': Effects of Voice Communication on the Social Capital of Gamers

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Cosmin Ghețău ◽  
Mihai Bogdan Iovu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Voice Communication ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
The Social ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Bonding And Bridging

In the present paper we approached bonding and bridging social capital among gamers (seen as individuals who spend at least an hour a day in games) who use (or don’t use) voice communication while playing. Suspecting that voice communication usage facilitates the social capital formation. We also investigated the role of perceived anonymity as a confounding variable. To test our hypothesis, a quantitative research was carried out. The study focuses on the subsequent elements: voice application usage; perceived anonymity; and the presence of the following forms of social capital: bonding social capital and bridging social capital. Data collection was based on surveys spread in the online environment and resulted in a sample of 102 respondents. Based on quasi-experimental design we obtained data that display higher mean scores on bonding and bridging social capital scales on the experiment group (voice communication users) than in control group (non-voice communication users). Also, control group have a lower score on the perceived anonymity scale. One explanation for our results could be that voice communication reduces perceived anonymity and individuals that consider themselves as having a low level of anonymity engage in more controlled behaviors that in turn facilitate the formation of social capital.

Building the resilience of periurban communities to the impacts of climate change and urbanization

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-125
Author(s):  
Vishal Narain
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Water Security ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Water Insecurity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
Impacts Of Climate Change

Purpose This paper aims to describe how social capital is mobilized in the mediation of periurban water insecurity induced by urbanization and climate change. Investing in social capital through the process of creating mechanisms for civic engagement is an important means of building resilience of periurban communities. Design/methodology/approach This paper draws on ethnographic and action research. The main sources of data were direct observation of water appropriation and access and semi-structured interviews. Convenience, snowball and theoretical sampling were used. Findings The residents of periurban Gurgaon have lost access to water on account of urbanization and climate change. In this context, they mobilize social relationships to collectively improve their access to water. Norms of cooperation and kinship play an important role in the mediation of water insecurity. Creating social capital by building platforms for civic engagement helped to improve their water security. Originality/value While there has been much interest in issues of periurban water insecurity, the role of social capital in the mediation of water insecurity has received scant attention. At the same time, while scholars have been interested in the role of social capital in adapting to the impacts of climate change, it has scarcely been studied in a periurban context. This paper seeks to bridge this research gap.

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