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Social Capital in Business
Innovative social investments are key to succeeding in the increasingly connected business environment. Within this authoritative volume, the editors have brought together seminal works which will help managers and entrepreneurs to better understand how to forge investments in social relationships to match the unique needs and circumstances of their business. Rather than comprising a social capital menu from which businesses can order by mimicking others, the selected articles in this volume provide a foundation to grasp the social mechanisms at work in the generation and use of social capital. This important collection provides both scholarly and lay readers an opportunity to weigh the evidence of social capital’s limits as well as its promise.
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Innovative social investments are key to succeeding in the increasingly connected business environment. Within this authoritative volume, the editors have brought together seminal works which will help managers and entrepreneurs to better understand how to forge investments in social relationships to match the unique needs and circumstances of their business. Rather than comprising a social capital menu from which businesses can order by mimicking others, the selected articles in this volume provide a foundation to grasp the social mechanisms at work in the generation and use of social capital. This important collection provides both scholarly and lay readers an opportunity to weigh the evidence of social capital’s limits as well as its promise.
Critical Acclaim
‘Koput and Broschak have brought together in one place the key resources with which anyone interested in social capital, in all of its varieties, should be familiar. The introductory chapter is a comprehensive yet accessible primer on the formation, deployment, and consequences of social capital at multiple levels of analysis and also provides a clear agenda for future research. This volume is a “must have” for anyone working on social capital or related topics.’
– Alison Davis-Blake, University of Minnesota, US
‘This volume collects foundational empirical papers that develop the concept of social capital, including studies of job search, team composition and inter-organizational collaboration. The collection is graced by a thoughtful introductory essay that explores both the strengths and limitations of the social capital concept.’
– Walter W. Powell, Stanford University, US
– Alison Davis-Blake, University of Minnesota, US
‘This volume collects foundational empirical papers that develop the concept of social capital, including studies of job search, team composition and inter-organizational collaboration. The collection is graced by a thoughtful introductory essay that explores both the strengths and limitations of the social capital concept.’
– Walter W. Powell, Stanford University, US
Contributors
21 articles, dating from 1993 to 2006
Contributors include: G. Ahuja, R. Burt, R. D’Aveni, R. Fernandez, T. Kostova, N. Lin, J. Pennings, R. Reagans, B. Uzzi, W. Tsai
Contributors include: G. Ahuja, R. Burt, R. D’Aveni, R. Fernandez, T. Kostova, N. Lin, J. Pennings, R. Reagans, B. Uzzi, W. Tsai
Contents
Contents:
Acknowledgements
Introduction Kenneth W. Koput and Joseph P. Broschack
PART I THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
1. Nan Lin (1999), ‘Social Networks and Status Attainment’
2. Ted Mouw (2003), ‘Social Capital and Finding a Job: Do Contacts Matter?’
3. Ronald S. Burt (1999), ‘The Social Capital of Opinion Leaders’
PART II INTERNAL PRACTICES
4. Wenpin Tsai and Sumantra Ghoshal (1998), ‘Social Capital and Value Creation: The Role of Intrafirm Networks’
5. Carrie R. Leana and Harry J. van Buren III (1999), ‘Organizational Social Capital and Employment Practices’
6. Marc-David L. Seidel, Jeffrey T. Polzer and Katherine J. Stewart (2000), ‘Friends in High Places: The Effects of Social Networks on Discimination in Salary Negotiations’
7. Martin Gargiulo and Mario Benassi (2000), ‘Trapped in Your Own Net? Network Cohesion, Structural Holes, and the Adaption of Social Capital’
8. Scott E. Seibert, Maria L. Kraimer and Robert C. Liden (2001), ‘A Social Capital Theory of Career Success’
9. Mark C. Bolino, William H. Turnley and James M. Bloodgood (2002), ‘Citizenship Behavior and the Creation of Social Capital in Organizations’
10. Tatiana Kostova and Kendall Roth (2003), ‘Social Capital in Multinational Corporations and a Micro-Macro Model of its Formation’
11. Ray Reagans, Ezra Zuckerman and Bill McEvily (2004), ‘How to Make the Team: Social Networks vs. Demography as Criteria for Designing Effective Teams’
12. David Obstfeld (2005), ‘Social Networks, the Tertius Iungens Orientation, and Involvement in Innovation’
PART III ORGANIZATION-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS
13. Richard A. D’Aveni and Idalene F. Kesner (1993), ‘Top Managerial Prestige, Power and Tender Offer Response: A Study of Elite Social Networks and Target Firm Cooperation During Takeovers’
14. Johannes M. Pennings, Kyungmook Lee and Arjen van Witteloostuijn (1998), ‘Human Capital, Social Capital, and Firm Dissolution’
15. Gautam Ahuja (2000), ‘Collaboration Networks, Structural Holes, and Innovation: A Longitudinal Study’
16. Roberto M. Fernandez, Emilio J. Castilla and Paul Moore (2000), ‘Social Capital at Work: Networks and Employment at a Phone Center’
17. Juan Florin, Michael Lubatkin and William Schulze (2003), ‘A Social Capital Model of High-Growth Ventures’
18. Brian Uzzi and Ryon Lancaster (2003), ‘Relational Embeddedness and Learning: The Case of Bank Loan Managers and Their Clients’
19. Joseph P. Broschak (2004), ‘Managers’ Mobility and Market Interface: The Effect of Managers’ Career Mobility on the Dissolution of Market Ties’
20. Brian Uzzi and Ryon Lancaster (2004), ‘Embeddedness and Price Formation in the Corporate Law Market’
21. Roberto M. Fernandez and Isabel Fernandez-Mateo (2006), ‘Networks, Race, and Hiring’
Index
Acknowledgements
Introduction Kenneth W. Koput and Joseph P. Broschack
PART I THEORETICAL BACKGROUND
1. Nan Lin (1999), ‘Social Networks and Status Attainment’
2. Ted Mouw (2003), ‘Social Capital and Finding a Job: Do Contacts Matter?’
3. Ronald S. Burt (1999), ‘The Social Capital of Opinion Leaders’
PART II INTERNAL PRACTICES
4. Wenpin Tsai and Sumantra Ghoshal (1998), ‘Social Capital and Value Creation: The Role of Intrafirm Networks’
5. Carrie R. Leana and Harry J. van Buren III (1999), ‘Organizational Social Capital and Employment Practices’
6. Marc-David L. Seidel, Jeffrey T. Polzer and Katherine J. Stewart (2000), ‘Friends in High Places: The Effects of Social Networks on Discimination in Salary Negotiations’
7. Martin Gargiulo and Mario Benassi (2000), ‘Trapped in Your Own Net? Network Cohesion, Structural Holes, and the Adaption of Social Capital’
8. Scott E. Seibert, Maria L. Kraimer and Robert C. Liden (2001), ‘A Social Capital Theory of Career Success’
9. Mark C. Bolino, William H. Turnley and James M. Bloodgood (2002), ‘Citizenship Behavior and the Creation of Social Capital in Organizations’
10. Tatiana Kostova and Kendall Roth (2003), ‘Social Capital in Multinational Corporations and a Micro-Macro Model of its Formation’
11. Ray Reagans, Ezra Zuckerman and Bill McEvily (2004), ‘How to Make the Team: Social Networks vs. Demography as Criteria for Designing Effective Teams’
12. David Obstfeld (2005), ‘Social Networks, the Tertius Iungens Orientation, and Involvement in Innovation’
PART III ORGANIZATION-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONS
13. Richard A. D’Aveni and Idalene F. Kesner (1993), ‘Top Managerial Prestige, Power and Tender Offer Response: A Study of Elite Social Networks and Target Firm Cooperation During Takeovers’
14. Johannes M. Pennings, Kyungmook Lee and Arjen van Witteloostuijn (1998), ‘Human Capital, Social Capital, and Firm Dissolution’
15. Gautam Ahuja (2000), ‘Collaboration Networks, Structural Holes, and Innovation: A Longitudinal Study’
16. Roberto M. Fernandez, Emilio J. Castilla and Paul Moore (2000), ‘Social Capital at Work: Networks and Employment at a Phone Center’
17. Juan Florin, Michael Lubatkin and William Schulze (2003), ‘A Social Capital Model of High-Growth Ventures’
18. Brian Uzzi and Ryon Lancaster (2003), ‘Relational Embeddedness and Learning: The Case of Bank Loan Managers and Their Clients’
19. Joseph P. Broschak (2004), ‘Managers’ Mobility and Market Interface: The Effect of Managers’ Career Mobility on the Dissolution of Market Ties’
20. Brian Uzzi and Ryon Lancaster (2004), ‘Embeddedness and Price Formation in the Corporate Law Market’
21. Roberto M. Fernandez and Isabel Fernandez-Mateo (2006), ‘Networks, Race, and Hiring’
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