Social Capital

Reaching Out, Reaching In

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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Social capital has taken the social sciences by storm yet remains fraught with controversy. Despite its complexity and conceptual difficulties, the persistent interest in social capital arises from the fact that it helps us make sense of why people do what they do. This book showcases new innovative research in economics, politics, sociology, and management regarding the topic. Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines present ground-breaking new research exploring the still-undiscovered value of social capital. The book employs a self-consciously multi-disciplinary approach to address two objectives: reaching out and reaching in. Through theoretical and empirical scholarship, the authors explore the many contexts in which the phenomenon can have impact. In effect, social capital research reaches out to issues of economic well-being, civic participation, educational achievement, knowledge and norm formation, and competitive advantage. Further, the authors investigate the many connections between the core themes of social capital and the pillars on which it rests, including structural networks, cognition, relationships and trust. This book is fundamentally about bridging - bridging across disciplines, units of analysis, and themes.Scholars, students, and other interested readers from the social sciences and management will find this book challenging and illuminating.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-01-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781847200723

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
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Contents:Introduction: The Yet Undiscovered Value of Social CapitalViva Ona Bartkus and James H. DavisPART I: OVERVIEW1. What is Social Capital?Elinor Ostrom 2. Network Duality of Social CapitalRonald S. Burt3. On the Costs of Conceptualizing Social Ties as Social CapitalRobert M. FishmanPART II: SOCIAL CAPITAL: REACHING OUT4. How’s the Job? Are Trust and Social Capital Neglected Workplace Investments?John F. Helliwell, Haifang Huang and Robert D. Putnam5. Social Capital Effects on Student OutcomesMaureen T. Hallinan6. Communities, Schools and Voter Turnout: A Case Study in Social NormsDavid E. Campbell7. Experimental Approaches to the Diffusion of NormsDavid W. Nickerson8. Capitalizing on Connections: Social Capital and Strategic ManagementJanine NahapietPART III: SOCIAL CAPITAL: REACHING IN9. Social Capital Creation: Collective Identities and Collective ActionRoderick M. Kramer10. Connecting to Brokers: Strategies for Acquiring Social CapitalDaniel J. Brass11. Trust, Distrust and Building Social CapitalRoy. J. Lewicki and Chad T. Brinsfield12. Understanding Social Capital: In Whom do we Trust?Darryl Stickel, Roger C. Mayer and Sim B. Sitkin13. Organizational Trust and Social CapitalJames H. Davis and Viva Ona BartkusConclusion: Frontiers of Social Capital ResearchViva Ona Bartkus and James H. DavisIndex