EFFECTS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON THE OPPORTUNITY RECOGNITION PROCESS

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (02) ◽  
pp. 105-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
VESA PUHAKKA
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Committed Relationships ◽  
Recognition Process

The study hypothesizes that social capital of entrepreneurs enhances their opportunity recognition process. The study investigated metal- and ICT-ventures established in 1998 in three different regions of Finland. The results showed that entrepreneurs when recognizing opportunities have (1) active social interaction to acquire knowledge, to forecast future trends, and to evaluate information and decisions, (2) personal contacts to acquire knowledge and to analyze markets, and (3) cognitively committed relationships to evaluate and understand the information and to enact proactively future trends.

Trust in the Workplace: The Role of Social Interaction Diversity in the Community and in the Workplace

2015 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 378-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor Cui ◽  
Ilan Vertinsky ◽  
Sandra Robinson ◽  
Oana Branzei
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Two Cultures ◽  
The Two Cultures ◽  
Collectivistic Cultures ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
The Impact

Extending the literature on social capital development in the community, this article examines the impact of diverse social interactions (in the community and the workplace) on the development of social trust in the workplace, and investigates whether their effects differ in individualistic and collectivistic cultures. Using survey data collected in Canada and China, the authors find that the diversity of one’s social interactions in the community is positively associated with one’s social trust in the workplace, and this relationship is not significantly different between the two cultures. Diversity of one’s social interactions in the workplace is also positively associated with one’s social trust in the workplace, though only in collectivistic cultures.

scholarly journals Can Social Capital and Psychological Capital Improve the Entrepreneurial Performance of the New Generation of Migrant Workers in China?

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 3964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hongyu Ma ◽  
Federico Topolansky Barbe ◽  
Yongmei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Psychological Capital ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Shaanxi Province ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Entrepreneurial Opportunity ◽  
Entrepreneurial Performance ◽  
Environment Perception ◽  
New Generation

The new generation of migrant workers may play a crucial role in boosting China’s rural economy. With the rise of knowledge economy and the advent of the information age, it is difficult for human capital and economic capital alone to gain advantages in entrepreneurship. Thus, the study of social capital and psychological capital becomes more prominent. Within this context, this paper explores the relationships among entrepreneurs’ psychological capital, social capital, and entrepreneurial outcomes for the new generation of migrant workers in the Shaanxi province. This study uses a quantitative research approach. Primary data were collected from 525 rural households in the Shaanxi province. A structural equation model is used to verify the association between social capital, psychological capital, and entrepreneurial performance. The psychological capital of the new generation of migrant workers is found to exert a more significant impact on their entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and entrepreneurial environment perception than social capital. Both entrepreneurial opportunity recognition and entrepreneurial environment perception of the new generation of migrant workers are conducive to the improvement of entrepreneurial performance. Nevertheless, the intermediary role of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition is more prominent than entrepreneurial environment perception.

scholarly journals DALE ESA

KRITIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-56
Author(s):  
Jos Josia Beeh ◽  
Sri Suwartiningsih ◽  
Elly Esra Kudubun
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Norm ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Mutual Cooperation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Village ◽  
Birth Death

The village Bokonusan is the location on the Semau Island and the district of Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara. Norma and refers to the contructual obligations between members of society in accordance with the rules of the costums, trust that refer to expectation and goals together in building in accordance with the values of mutual cooperation of solidarity of the community. As for the porpouse of research to, give me a description of application of the local Dale Esa in the life together in the village Bokonusan, as well as explain the elements of what is contained in the wisdom of Dale Esa as social capital in communities Bokonusan village. The method used is a qualitatve and approach to the contructivism oh the research descriptive aksplanative. Interwoven ily tradition, a marriege, birth, death, a new garden work (teh management of the land) and conflic resolution. The application of valeu to keep in daily life as from of social interaction. In the wisdom of Dale Esa the cooperation between the community refers to social relationships between societies so that, the social network, the obligation, prohibition, the rigth have, between members of the community to help each other as a from social norm, the emergance of the hope and goals together to build together as result the trust.

How to make a knowledge-sharing group: a group social capital perspective

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei-Li Wu ◽  
Yi-Chih Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Work Groups ◽  
Work Group ◽  
Task Interdependence ◽  
Group Level ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Group Trust ◽  
Group Social Capital

Purpose – Although the work group is the main context for knowledge exchange and combination in today’s organizations, few knowledge-sharing studies have been conducted at the group level. The purpose of this paper is to apply the concept of group social capital to determine how to promote knowledge sharing at the group level. The authors divided group social capital into two segments, conduits and resources, and argue that different group social capital conduits (i.e. work design in this study) lead to varied resources, which subsequently influence group knowledge sharing. Design/methodology/approach – In this study, group social capital conduits included social interaction and task interdependence, and group social capital resources included group trust and a supportive climate for knowledge sharing. The authors conducted a survey on work groups in the high-tech industry using a sample of 86 work groups. Findings – The results indicated that social interaction in a work group was positively related to group trust and that task interdependence was positively related to group trust and a supportive climate for knowledge sharing. Furthermore, group trust and a supportive climate for knowledge sharing were both found to have an influence on knowledge sharing. Originality/value – Applying the concept of group social capital, this paper is the first research to discuss how group social capital conduits and resources influence knowledge sharing. The results of this study lead us to a better understand the relationship between group social capital and knowledge sharing.

Harnessing social interaction and intellectual capital in intergovernmental networks

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose M. Barrutia ◽  
Carmen Echebarria
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Shared Vision ◽  
Structural Level ◽  
Shared Resources ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type

PurposeIntellectual capital creation (ICC) in networks has been considered as central to the processes for responding to wicked problems. However, knowledge on the factors that explain ICC in networks is limited. We take a step toward filling this research gap by drawing on an extended view of social capital to identify specific network features that should explain ICC heterogeneity in engineered intergovernmental networks.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 655 local authorities participating in 8 networks was used to test the framework proposed. Data analysis followed a three-step approach. Firstly, confirmatory factor analysis was applied to assess the convergent and discriminant validity of the measures. Secondly, a non-parametric median test was conducted to determine whether the variables under study were statistically different for the eight networks. Lastly, the structural model underlying the conceptual framework was tested.FindingsThe authors found that the eight intergovernmental networks studied differed significantly in their levels of social interaction and ICC. At a structural level, three variables usually considered representative of social capital (social interaction, trust and shared vision) and two supplementary variables (shared resources and shared decisions) were proven to have significant direct and/or indirect effects on ICC.Originality/valueNo previous cross-sectional research has studied the link between the creation of social capital and intellectual capital in engineered intergovernmental networks. As this research focuses on networks and climate change, it contributes to the fourth and fifth stages of intellectual capital research.

Virtual Collaboration in Immersive and Non-Immersive Virtual Environments

2011 ◽  
pp. 401-410
Author(s):  
Rosanna M. Guadagno ◽  
Katrin E. Allmendinger
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Synchronous Communication ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Virtual Collaboration ◽  
Conference Room ◽  
Immersive Virtual Environments ◽  
New Findings ◽  
Virtual Conference ◽  
The Impact

This chapter reviews contemporary research on virtual collaboration. In particular, we focus on synchronous communication and collaboration processes in virtual conferencing environments. In a virtual conference, interactants are geographically distant but their avatars (virtual representations) appear in the same virtual conference room. Two types of virtual collaboration are examined. First, we review new findings on research in immersive virtual conferencing. Next, we review recent findings on social interaction in non-immersive virtual conferencing. Specifically, we examine the impact of social interaction on these communication technologies. Finally, we conclude with speculation about the future trends in virtual collaboration.

Marketing for Children Using Social Interaction Technologies

2010 ◽  
pp. 1305-1316
Author(s):  
Ruth E. Brown
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Chat Rooms ◽  
Interactive Marketing ◽  
The Future ◽  
Marketing To Children

Children are spending more time online and, in most cases, this means they are using social interaction technologies. Beyond the concern for safety, another issue is gathering strength: namely, interactive marketing to children. This chapter looks at the immersive nature of interactive marketing, which can be found in blogs, chat rooms, virtual worlds, advergaming, and other forms of advertainment. The chapter also examines: the ages of targetable audiences (some of whom cannot yet read the “advertisement” label), websites for children that use interactive marketing, where and how ads are displayed, the effects of interactive marketing, the potential for data collection through interactive marketing, the lack of regulation in interactive marketing, and the future trends of interactive marketing to children.

What you know or who you know? The role of intellectual and social capital in opportunity recognition

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 566-582 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio-Rafael Ramos-Rodríguez ◽  
José-Aurelio Medina-Garrido ◽  
José-Daniel Lorenzo-Gómez ◽  
José Ruiz-Navarro
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Opportunity Recognition

scholarly journals A HEURISTIC-INDUCING METHOD FOR GENERATING INITIAL IDEAS FOR OPPORTUNITIES: AN APPLICATION TO THE AUSTRALASIAN DATING MARKET

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 139-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARCO VAN GELDEREN
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Recognition Process ◽  
Research Outcomes ◽  
Social Psychological Research ◽  
New Zealanders

This paper presents a heuristics-inducing method for generating initial ideas for opportunities. It consists of the presentation of snippets of theory and research, selected for their inspirational value and relevance to a particular industry, to business owners in that industry to brainstorm about applications in products and services. In this approach, the researcher bridges the worlds of academia and business, and actively contributes to the opportunity recognition process by selecting, presenting and discussing information. The method is applied to the dating market: searching, matching and/or interacting services, whether internet based or real-life. Participants were ten Australians or New Zealanders dating service owners. The presented information concerns social psychological research outcomes on factors that contribute to attraction and forming bonds, and specific issues relevant to the dating market, e.g., gender imbalances in enrollment. A range of initial ideas for future possibilities in the dating market are presented.

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