It is widely established that the levels of generalized trust, norms of reciprocity, and identification (collectively known as relational social capital) in a virtual community have a positive effect on a member’s motivation to contribute knowledge in the community. However, little is known on the antecedents of such relational social capital. This study longitudinally investigates the effects ...

intellectual capital is known as a key strategic asset for organizational performance and innovative solutions; and its management is critical for maintaining competitive advantage. this paper analyzes the relationship between intellectual capital, competitive advantage and innovation drivers in 8 factories in rubber and plastics industry. to assess these factors, the views of 246 managers and ...

Intellectual capital reports usually consist of descriptions of various non-financial capital forms, such as for example “relational capital”. Considering relational capital as knowledge networks we explain the creation, transformation and re-use of knowledge with the help of the theory of social systems where knowledge is seen as a cooperative social construction. As a method for visualizing a...

There are two main streams of research related to alliance performance. From economic sociology perspective, relational capital is the dyadic factor determines alliance performance. Strong relational capital leads to good alliance performance. From organizational learning theory or competence-based theory perspective, alliance capability is the firm’s ability to achieve good alliance performanc...

The aim of the article is to evaluate the influence of relational capital management on organizational performance. Data was collected from SME’s based in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province through questionnaires. Data Collected was subjected to analysis using SPSS. Correlation and Regression analysis was utilized to test the hypothesis. The results indicated a significant influence of relational capi...

This study proposes a model to analyze the relationship between leadership, intellectual capital (human, structural, and relational), and their contribution to economic renewal. The study contributes to the literature and higher education institution (HEI) management, by examining empirically and in greater depth, the antecedents and determinants of this problem. This study applies variance-bas...

Strategic buyer–supplier relationships are increasingly viewed in both the scholarly and practitioner literatures as key drivers of sustainable competitive advantage. In particular, relationship specific adaptations – the extent to which exchange members make tangible or intangible adaptations for a partner – are acknowledged as one of the central issues. Such adaptations need to be examined in...

This study was aimed at developing a method for measuring the relationship between intellectual capital and project manager competencies. Intellectual capital consist human capital, structural capital and relational capital. Project manager competencies have been evaluated based on IPMA Competence Baseline (ICB) and Project Manager Competency Development Framework (PMCDF) includes knowledge, sk...

the main purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing knowledge sharing among the personnel of agricultural extension and education organization in the iranian ministry of jihad-e agriculture. a survey method was employed for the study, and 110 personnel randomly selected as a sample out of 140 who were busy working in the organization. data was collected through a questionn...

Wikis are interactive Web 2.0 tools that enable collaboration and knowledge sharing. Wiki-enabled collaboration is ideal in an educational setting, yet is prone to free-riding. This study examined the impact of the relational social capital of undergraduate students on their wiki usage and free-riding in a group project. Preliminary findings reveal that characteristics of relational social capi...