BACKGROUND This study aims to resolve two limitations of previous studies. First, as only a few studies examining social capital have been conducted in non-western countries, it is inconclusive that the concept, which has been developed in Western societies, applies similarly to an Asian context. Second, this study considers social capital at the individual-level, area-level and cross-levels of...

Purpose This study focuses on the effect of intranet-based social networking services (SNS) on the activity of the firm, in particular on the change in the number of business connections and on the time and cost-savings brought about by such SNS. Design/methodology/approach The authors hypothesize that the use of intranet-based SNS positively influences “social network productivity” defined as ...

For sustained performance in a dynamic market environment, individuals within an organization must operate in a social network (SN) that promotes knowledge exchanges, encourages knowledge acquisition, and facilitates dissemination of domain knowledge pertinent to the execution of job-related tasks. Research on Knowledge Social Networks (KSN) has hitherto focused on interpersonal social network ...

The introduction of social media has changed the way individuals communicate and collaborate both within and outside the organization. This paper examines a specific social media, Social Networking Sites. Organizational use of social networking sites (both public and enterprise) is discussed followed by a closer examination of intra-organizational social networking sites and how these sites hav...

Social capital, work engagement, working conditions, and leadership are concepts that have been studied previously, but there is lack of knowledge about what processes promote sustainable organizational improvement work in hospitals, and specifically, what leads healthcare professionals to engage in clinical developments. The overall aim of this thesis is to increase knowledge of how social cap...

In the information era, social software recently emerges as an effective tool for knowledge workers to collaborate and share knowledge. This article presents an analytical model in which a social software strategy is applied to complement an extant knowledge base to improve an organizational culture fit and achieve maximal profit. Capturing the mutual effects among social software, knowledge ba...

considering the importance and necessity of efficient and capable manpower in achieving organizational goals, the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between social capital and organizational citizenship behavior. this research uses descriptive– correlational questionnaire. these hypotheses are tested by a sample of 102 people in the municipality of hamedan. describing the dem...

The study of five types of organizational networks aims to understand how knowledge sharing and social capital are related together to management of organizational networks. Our research questions were (1) what are the enablers and obstacles for knowledge sharing, (2) what are the connections between enablers and obstacles of knowledge sharing and dimensions of social capital, and (3) what are ...

This paper attempts to examine the effects of virtual team dimensions on social identities of its members. A review of the literature shows that the geographically dispersed, culturally diverse as well as temporary dimensions of virtual teams do not match with their stability as members have different ethnic, social, or cultural backgrounds. Sources like culture, place, and time seem to continu...