Let it go or let it grow? – Personal network development and the mobilization of intra-organizational social capital

Abstract In career development, a variety of personal, organizational and labor market variables challenge employees and organizations, in particular those in dynamic working environments, such as higher education (HE) institutions. This study examines the association between work history, organizational social capital (OSC) and perceived organizational prestige (POP) as antecedent variables, and perceived employability (PE) and career satisfaction (CS) as outcome variables, as well as the mediating role of organizational identification (OI) in these relations. A sample of 283 workers in Chilean HE institutions filled out an on-line questionnaire, and hypotheses were tested using a mediation model. Results indicated a significant mediation effect of OI, abt = 0.363, 95% CI [0.181, 0.576] abt/c = 31.98%, to explain the relationship between internal perceived employability (IPE) and its predictor variables POP, abpo = 0.102, 95% CI [0.056, 0.160], abpo/c = 9.01%, and OSC, abcsoc = 0.101, 95% CI [0.053, 0.183, abcsoc/c = 8.89%. Promoting a positive image of the organization and its social capital, strengthened by OI, emerge as strategies for HR management oriented toward workers’ career development, with consequent implications for commitment, intention to leave and ultimately for organizational results. The study provides a deeper understanding of the complexity of careers and explains the importance of identification with the organization when the impact of organizational attributes on one’s career is analyzed.

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Measuring Social Capital and Support Networks of Young Immigrants

International Education Studies ◽

10.5539/ies.v9n5p62 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 9 (5) ◽

pp. 62

Author(s):

María Paz Sandín Esteban ◽

Angelina Sánchez Martí ◽

Ana Belén Cano Hila

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Educational Outcomes ◽

Compulsory Education ◽

Academic Persistence ◽

Methodological Framework ◽

Personal Network ◽

The Social ◽

Relational Systems ◽

The Impact ◽

Young Immigrants

<p class="apa">This paper addresses the importance of the diagnosis of “personal communities” as relational systems that may influence the academic pathways of young immigrants. As part of a longitudinal study of the academic persistence of young people in their transition from compulsory to post-compulsory education, a “personal network questionnaire” has been developed. This instrument allows the relational structure of students to be captured and represented, and the impact of this structure on educational outcomes to be analysed. It measures and explores the network of inter-relations with adults (family, educational and recreational professionals, etc.) and peers in different settings. The theoretical elements underpinning its design and implementation are the interweaving of the student social capital and social support system to which they have or may have access to, and the Social Network Analysis (SNA) approach as the methodological framework. This network approach is rendered highly significant and valuable for professionals in educational diagnosis to assess relational vulnerability and design programs of intervention and counseling. With graphic techniques, we can somewhat address this challenge by examining patterns in relational data, experimenting with these data and putting forward hypotheses.</p>

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Leveraging Human Capital via Organizational Social Capital

Valuation of Human Capital ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-58934-3_8 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 77-85

Author(s):

Kimberly K. Merriman

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Human Capital ◽

Organizational Social Capital

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The role of social capital in augmenting strategic renewal of SMEs: does entrepreneurial orientation and organizational flexibility really matter?

World Journal of Entrepreneurship Management and Sustainable Development ◽

10.1108/wjemsd-04-2020-0029 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Samar Hayat Khan ◽

Abdul Majid ◽

Muhammad Yasir ◽

Asad Javed ◽

Hassan Ahmed Shah

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽

Developing Economies ◽

The Body ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Organizational Flexibility ◽

Content Type ◽

Strategic Renewal ◽

Organizational Social Capital

PurposeThe objective of this study is to evaluate the key issues that how social capital augments the initiation of strategic renewal through the mediating role of entrepreneurial orientation and the moderating role of organizational flexibility. In the context of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) of developing economies, the study developed and tested the theoretical model of strategic renewal for analyzing its major outputs.Design/methodology/approachThis study utilized cross-sectional design and employ quantitative approach. The data were collected from the owner, managers and executive directors of pharmaceutical SMEs of Pakistan. The study used statistical analysis of correlation and regression for the analysis of data.FindingsThe study discovered that entrepreneurial orientation mediates the positive relationship of social capital and strategic renewal. Moreover, high organizational flexibility strengthens the association between social capital and strategic renewal of SMEs.Originality/valueThis research contributes to the body of knowledge by providing empirical evidence that how to thrive the mechanism of strategic renewal. The study further provides understanding of the effects of organizational social capital, entrepreneurial orientation and organizational flexibility on strategic renewal.

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Gender, Network Capital, Social Capital, and Political Capital: The Consequences of Personal Network Diversity for Environmentalists in British Columbia1

Social CapitalAn International Research Program ◽

10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199234387.003.0123 ◽

2008 ◽

pp. 282-307 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

D. B. Tindall ◽

Jeffrey J. Cormier

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Political Capital ◽

Capital Social ◽

Personal Network ◽

Network Diversity

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Social capital, knowledge sharing, work meaningfulness and creativity: evidence from the Pakistani pharmaceutical industry

Journal of Intellectual Capital ◽

10.1108/jic-02-2020-0065 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Sabeen Hussain Bhatti ◽

Dmitriy Vorobyev ◽

Ramsha Zakariya ◽

Michael Christofi

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Pharmaceutical Industry ◽

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Employee Creativity ◽

Content Type ◽

Organizational Social Capital ◽

Work Meaningfulness ◽

The Impact

PurposeAs an integral part of intellectual capital (IC), social capital (SC) has been studied as an asset crucial to social relationships among individuals and groups of individuals, which in turn have a significant impact on organizational performance outcomes. This study investigates the impact of organizational social capital (OSC) on employee creativity through the mediation role of knowledge sharing (KS) and moderation of work meaningfulness (WM).Design/methodology/approachThe authors base the analysis on employee-level data gathered via a cross-sectional survey designed for this study. The authors surveyed 217 employees of the pharmaceutical industry in Pakistan. The authors run a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and use structural equation modeling (SEM) and Hayes method to test the hypotheses.FindingsThe authors find that OSC positively affects employees’ willingness to share their knowledge with colleagues, which in turn has a positive effect on employee creativity (EC). The results also show that the relationship between social capital and knowledge sharing is moderated by work meaningfulness.Research limitations/implicationsThis study contributes to the IC in general and the SC literature in particular, by providing empirical evidence that shows how creativity could be a focal and pivotal performance outcome of organizational social capital through the moderated mediation roles of work meaningfulness and knowledge sharing.Originality/valueThe authors adopt the concept of SC from the organizational level to the individual level, examining how an individual's perception of organizational capital influences his or her creative behavior and exploring the role of KS and job meaningfulness (JM) in this relationship.

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