Social Capital and the New Communication Technologies

2017 ◽  
pp. 105-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Franzen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Communication Technologies

Efficacy of Organizational Learning and Social Capital in Online Communities of Practice

2018 ◽  
pp. 96-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serkan Gürsoy ◽  
Murat Yücelen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Online Communities Of Practice

This chapter deals with the evolution of communities of practice by considering two key components which facilitate knowledge sharing: Organizational Learning and Social Capital. Dualities and intersections between the building blocks of these two components are investigated by discussing organizational learning in its explorative and exploitative forms, while considering social capital in its bridging and bonding forms. As a critical contemporary step of evolution, information and communication technologies are also elaborated in order to examine the impact of constant and instant tools on these facilitators of knowledge sharing. The study aims to derive proxies among these components of organizational learning and social capital in order to design an integrated framework that reflects the nature of online communities of practice.

scholarly journals Can Environmental Governance Benefit From an ICT-Social Capital Nexus in Civil Society?

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 551-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subas P. Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Organizational Social Capital ◽  
Uptake Pattern ◽  
Information And Communication

Although the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to foster social capital in civil society has been duly acknowledged, few studies have empirically explored the ICT-social capital nexus in the context of community organizations. Huysman and Wulf (2004) consider the lack of interest in the area of ‘ICT and social capital’ as worrisome in today’s increasingly network-centric society. Since the prospect of ICT furthering social capital is simply too significant to ignore, this paper responds to this gap by reporting on one aspect of a 2008 survey of environmental community organizations (ECOs) undertaken to develop a broader understanding of the linkages between organizational social capital and information and communication technologies in the Perth region of Western Australia. By exploring the trend of ICT uptake, pattern of intra-organizational as well as inter-organizational interactions, and the association between ICT uptake and organizational interactions, this paper critically engages in the ‘ICT and social capital’ debate and discusses the implications of ICT-social capital nexus in the context of environmental governance. 

scholarly journals Building communities, bridging divides: Community technology centers and social capital

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenna Grzeslo
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Amazon Mechanical Turk ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Technology Centers ◽  
Community Technology ◽  
Trust And Reciprocity ◽  
Community Technology Centers

This paper explores the use of community technology centers (CTCs) by U.S. adults. In this context, CTCs are broadly defined as public, not for profit facilities where individuals can access the internet and information communication technologies, the most common of which are public libraries. Furthermore, CTCs are a junction where technology usage and community participation can occur concurrently. Two rounds of data collection using Amazon Mechanical Turk (n = 585) and a Qualtrics Survey Panel (n = 330) were used to develop a unique measure of social capital generated at CTCs. Through multiple regression analyses, this study identifies that the activities completed at CTCs but not the frequency of attendance are associated with higher levels of community technology center social capital (CTCSC), or rather the feelings of trust and reciprocity captured by our measure.

scholarly journals Information and communication technologies and family relations: harm or benefit?

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-91
Author(s):  
D.I. Dubrov
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Interaction ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Family Social Capital ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Impact

Objectives. Summarizing the results of research on the impact of information and communication technologies on family social capital. Background. In recent years, public and scientific discourse has constantly raised questions about how modern information and communication technologies (ICT) af¬fect interpersonal relations and family relations in particular. Studies on the impact of information and communication technologies on family social capital show conflicting results. Conclusions. Conventionally, the results of these studies can be combined around four hypotheses: 1) “Displacement hypothesis” — ICT displace direct interaction between family members and reduce the level of social capital in the family; 2) “Activation hypothesis” — ICT on the contrary contribute to the development and maintenance of relations between family members; 3) “Enrichment hypothesis” — families with inherently strong bonds and social resources benefit even more from the use of ICTs in terms of social interaction, and in families with inherently weak bonds, they will be further weakened by the use of ICTs; 4) “Social compensation hypothesis” — ICT is a kind of copping strategy that allows an individual to cope with stress due to family conflicts, low social capital, as well as to develop social interaction skills and create strong social ties for those individuals who initially did not develop these relations due to external (disability, etc.) and personal reasons (isolation, introversion, etc.). Each of the distinguished hypotheses is considered in more detail.

Connections: The Use Social Associations With Migratory Background Make of ICT to Build Social Capital for Newcomers’ Social Integration

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (13) ◽  
pp. 1889-1905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Modesti ◽  
Alessandra Talamo ◽  
Annamaria Recupero ◽  
Giampaolo Nicolais
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Integration ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Ethnographic Approach ◽  
Migratory Background ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Social Associations

Psychological studies in the field of migration attest that social integration is enhanced by social capital. Communities of origin and the ones of resettlement play different role in the promotion of newcomers’ social integration. Nevertheless, researches highlighted that connections between migrants and resettlement communities are the hardest to be established. By reinforcing existing ties and generating new connections among communities, information and communication technologies (ICT) represent a resource for the creation of migrants’ social capital. The article presents two case studies addressing the use that a refugee- and a migrant-led association make of ICT to develop social capital aimed at fostering newcomers’ social integration. An ethnographic approach was adopted, and qualitative data have been collected. Results show that in the associations ICT are aimed at easing connections within migrants and between migrants and the resettlement community by directly fostering the establishment of social ties and by spreading positive narratives about migration. Through the empowerment of refugees and migrants, ICT emerge as tools that lay the foundations for the promotion of social cohesion.

Testing the validity of social capital measures in the study of information and communication technologies

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 398-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lora Appel ◽  
Punit Dadlani ◽  
Maria Dwyer ◽  
Keith Hampton ◽  
Vanessa Kitzie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Information And Communication

scholarly journals Community and Morality in the Digital Age

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-25
Author(s):  
Gábor Szécsi ◽  
Inez Koller
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Electronic Communication ◽  
Information Age ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Digital Age ◽  
Moral Decisions ◽  
Communities Of Interest

The aim of this essay is to show that the expansion of the electronic communication technologies leads to the appearance of new forms of communities the function of which are to foster communities of interest and equality of status all work to enhance social capital, despite their lack of direct physical orientation. Mediated individuals treat these mediated communities as real. That is, the role of communication as value-based in mediated communities works to create traditional forms of communities as well. To understand why these new forms of communities can be regarded as moral entities, we wish to highlight how communal existence affects our moral decisions and judgements in the information age.

scholarly journals Factors Related to Information and Communication Technologies Adoption in Small Businesses in Colombia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Duran ◽  
Rubén Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Legal Practice ◽  
Computer Equipment ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
And Gender

Abstract This study is an analysis of how a set of factors influenced the decision to adopt information and communication technologies (ICTs) in small businesses in Colombia; for this purpose, a logistic modeling is applied wherein the explained variable represents the companies’ decision to adopt ICTs. The main explanatory elements include the demographic aspects of the owner, the company characteristics, and the legal practice of the company and its social capital. Data from the Microbusiness Survey 2019 conducted by the National Administrative Department of Statistics of Colombia were employed. The study results noted that personal aspects such as the age and gender of the owner have an impact on the adoption of ICTs. Moreover, computer equipment is critical in these small businesses, thereby making a policy of subsidizing the acquisition of these devices relevant. In addition, business formality and social capital ties have a positive influence on the use of ICTs.

scholarly journals Can Environmental Governance Benefit From an ICT-Social Capital Nexus in Civil Society?

2011 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 551-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subas P. Dhakal
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Environmental Governance ◽  
Community Organizations ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Organizational Social Capital ◽  
Uptake Pattern ◽  
Information And Communication

Although the potential of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) to foster social capital in civil society has been duly acknowledged, few studies have empirically explored the ICT-social capital nexus in the context of community organizations. Huysman and Wulf (2004) consider the lack of interest in the area of ‘ICT and social capital’ as worrisome in today’s increasingly network-centric society. Since the prospect of ICT furthering social capital is simply too significant to ignore, this paper responds to this gap by reporting on one aspect of a 2008 survey of environmental community organizations (ECOs) undertaken to develop a broader understanding of the linkages between organizational social capital and information and communication technologies in the Perth region of Western Australia. By exploring the trend of ICT uptake, pattern of intra-organizational as well as inter-organizational interactions, and the association between ICT uptake and organizational interactions, this paper critically engages in the ‘ICT and social capital’ debate and discusses the implications of ICT-social capital nexus in the context of environmental governance. 

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