This paper sheds light on the transferability of human capital in periods of dramatic structural change by analyzing the unique event of German Reunification. We explore whether the comparatively low labor productivity in East Germany after reunification is caused by the depreciation of human capital at reunification, or by unfavorable job characteristics. East German workers should have been h...

Recognition of the role played by social capital in the way in which entrepreneurs access resources and information has grown in recent years. Social capital refers to „productive potential‟ which is derived from relationships between actors (Coleman, 1988). According to Nahapiet and Ghoshal (1998) social capital has three distinct dimensions: structural, relational and cognitive. While the str...

Purpose – On the health care industry, the paper aims to study the effects of intellectual capital, identify using an input-process-output concept of human, customer, innovative and process capitals, on company performances. Design/methodology/approach – From a resource-based and intellectual capital perspective, the structural path model is applied to financial data to analyze the six-value cr...

This paper traces the idea of Capital from Adam Smith to modern times and shows how different conceptions of Capital give rise to different approaches to economics and the range of problems that can be investigated. A structural, as opposed to a stock, approach to Capital is shown to be more conducive to a studies of business institutions and practices, and to rules, institutions and standards ...

In this paper, we develop a new capital adequacy buffer model (CABM) which is sensitive to dynamic economic circumstances. The model, which measures additional bank capital required to compensate for fluctuating credit risk, is a novel combination of the Merton structural model, which measures distance to default, and the timeless capital asset pricing model (CAPM) which measures additional ret...

Twitter can contribute to the continuous professional development of teachers by initiating and fostering informal learning. Social capital theory can aid to analyse the underlying communication processes and outcomes. Yet, previous research has largely neglected teachers and the role of social capital on Twitter. The present study addresses this shortcoming by analysing a hashtag conversation ...

abstract because of today's dynamic business environment and three emerging major trends of intense international competition, discrete markets, and changing technology, innovation is drawing increasing attention as a solution. these trends have aroused business scholars’ interest in running in-depth investigations on the concept of social capital as a critical factor in improving organizationa...

In a knowledge-based economy, if an enterprise has adept knowledge management, an increasingaccumulation of intellectual capital, and is able to improve organizational performance, it can master competition of the future. The major purpose of this study is to validate and understand the impact of knowledge management, of the listed IC design houses in Taiwan, on organizational performance, usin...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the empirical studies on knowledge creation and intellectual capital (IC) to generalize the important factors concerning knowledge creation and IC of banks. The major purpose is to explore the relationship between knowledge creation and IC through the construction of the correlation patterns between these two elements. Design/methodology/approac...

The present research identifies and prioritizes the effective organizational structure components using content (theme) analysis and Delphi technique and hierarchical analysis (Case Study of Regional Electric Companies of Iran). The present study is applied  based on purpose and is exploratory-survey based on the nature and method of data collection. The statistical population of this study inc...