in this study, the relationship between components of knowledge management on the basis of m. mc olrvy model and social capital has been studied, statistical population consisted of employees of ministry of energy, who were selected among employees of hamedan regional power and were 420 subjects. research tool is a questionnaire and spss statistical software is used for data analysis and struct...

The paper systematises the previous research on trust in virtual teams, by examining how trust and other elements of social capital can be created in virtual teams and where the value created by social capital resides. The study is guided by three main questions: What value can social capital create for virtual teams and organisations? How are social capital elements interlinked? What are the d...

Trust is an important variable in economics, as several transactions are based on it; unfortunately it is difficult to measure. The recent economic literature on social capital shows a positive association between this concept and trust. As social capital is easier to measure than trust is, this paper analyzes the possibility of assessing trust measuring social capital using experimental econom...

popular music has various functions in social intreactions. this study tries to answer the questions, “what are the roles of popular music in creating and developing social capital?” and through what mechanisms it leads to the generation of social capital?” the research method used in this study was qualitative including grounded theory strategy. the research data were collected through in-dept...

The economic literature has discussed the links between trust and gender, and trust and social capital. Given that some empirical evidence shows also that gender and trust are somehow related and specifically women tend to trust less than men, I try to investigate the effect of social capital on generalized trust, controlling also for the “gender effect”. This latter could be due to the fact th...

The topic in question is concerned with the sociological aspect of literature referring to Iran’s literary and historical experience. The basis of sociological criticism is built on the premise that literary works are the products of social life and that a comprehensive understanding of a work without considering its social aspects is impractical. To reach a better, more scientific, and more pr...

Social capital and quality of life are one of the most important growing concepts in society. Social capital is productive as any other capital and it is considered as a suitable ground to take advantage of economic and cultural capitals as well as a way for the success of a society. This study aimed at evaluating the effect of social capital on the quality of life of Azadshahr's citizens. This...

statement of the problem: in this article relationship between social trust and civil society (with emphasis on voluntary associations) is empirically examined. in addition, this article attempts to answer this question: what kind of relationship is there between voluntary associations membership and social trust? method: 457 students of mazandaran university were chosen and the questionnaires ...