Social capital as a concept which is related to social contextand as a new element besides other factors like environmental, Genetic and individual factors has attracted interests of professional and authorities in national and international levels. This approach has attracted attentions in low-income countries which have source limitations for interventions. This paper introduces concepts re...

Although the research domain on social capital and the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is relatively immature, there is a fast growing body of evidence that social capital plays an important role in the adoption process of ICTs – especially in the case of ICTs supporting transorganizational cooperation. In most Western democracies the trend towards ever more inter-...

recourse to a purported ideal of societal homogeneity has become common in the context of the refugee reception crisis – not only in japan, as leppold et al report, but also throughout europe. calls for societal homogeneity in europe originate from populist movements as well as from some governments. often, they go along with reduced social support for refugees and asylum seekers, for example i...

This study explores the relationship between perceived bridging social capital and specific Facebook-enabled communication behaviors using survey data from a sample of U.S. adults (N=614). We explore the role of a specific set of Facebook behaviors that support relationship maintenance and assess the extent to which demographic variables, time on site, total and “actual” Facebook Friends, and t...

State-ownership of commercial companies exists around the world, and it is important to understand its effect on financing investment decisions. Empirically, firms that are partially state-owned (SOE) usually profit from easier access capital. We propose a novel explanation for this: investors’ social preferences can affect capital allocation if SOEs perceived as socially beneficial. In support...