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Knowledge and social capital : foundations and applications / edited by Eric L. Lesser.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, [2000]Copyright date: ©2000Description: 323 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0750672226
  • 9780750672221
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4038 21
LOC classification:
  • HC79.C3 L47 2000
  • LD571 .B743 no.115
Contents:
Ch. 1. Leveraging Social Capital in Organizations -- Ch. 2. Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital -- Ch. 3. Social Capital: Its Origins and Applications in Modern Sociology -- Ch. 4. A Paradigm for Social Capital -- Ch. 5. Social Capital: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- Ch. 6. Social Capital, Intellectual Capital and the Organizational Advantage -- Ch. 7. Virtual Communities and Social Capital -- Ch. 8. Social Capital and Capital Gains in Silicon Valley -- Ch. 9. Social Capital, Violations of Trust and the Vulnerability of Isolates: The Social Organization of Law Practice and Professional Self-Regulation -- Ch. 10. Social Capital, Structural Holes and the Formation of an Industry Network -- Ch. 11. Contingent Value of Social Capital -- Ch. 12. Human Capital, Social Capital and Compensation: The Relative Contribution of Social Contacts to Managers' Incomes.
Summary: "Social capital - the informal networks, trust and common understanding among individuals in an organization - determines major competitive advantages in today's networked economy. Knowledge and Social Capital explains how social capital can drive collaboration, reconcile an organization's internal and external labor markets, and improve organizational effectiveness. This edited compilation of authoritative articles helps readers understand how they can build and capitalize on their own organizations' social capital.; Knowledge and Social Capital teaches core principles and important strategies to a range of executives, including organizational development specialists, corporate strategists, and knowledge management professionals. Readers will learn how an organization can:Leverage its social capital to effectively develop and manage knowledgeFoster concrete, trusting and productive personal relationships among its membersUse social capital to improve the effectiveness of joint ventures and alliances"--Publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ch. 1. Leveraging Social Capital in Organizations -- Ch. 2. Social Capital in the Creation of Human Capital -- Ch. 3. Social Capital: Its Origins and Applications in Modern Sociology -- Ch. 4. A Paradigm for Social Capital -- Ch. 5. Social Capital: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly -- Ch. 6. Social Capital, Intellectual Capital and the Organizational Advantage -- Ch. 7. Virtual Communities and Social Capital -- Ch. 8. Social Capital and Capital Gains in Silicon Valley -- Ch. 9. Social Capital, Violations of Trust and the Vulnerability of Isolates: The Social Organization of Law Practice and Professional Self-Regulation -- Ch. 10. Social Capital, Structural Holes and the Formation of an Industry Network -- Ch. 11. Contingent Value of Social Capital -- Ch. 12. Human Capital, Social Capital and Compensation: The Relative Contribution of Social Contacts to Managers' Incomes.

"Social capital - the informal networks, trust and common understanding among individuals in an organization - determines major competitive advantages in today's networked economy. Knowledge and Social Capital explains how social capital can drive collaboration, reconcile an organization's internal and external labor markets, and improve organizational effectiveness. This edited compilation of authoritative articles helps readers understand how they can build and capitalize on their own organizations' social capital.; Knowledge and Social Capital teaches core principles and important strategies to a range of executives, including organizational development specialists, corporate strategists, and knowledge management professionals. Readers will learn how an organization can:Leverage its social capital to effectively develop and manage knowledgeFoster concrete, trusting and productive personal relationships among its membersUse social capital to improve the effectiveness of joint ventures and alliances"--Publisher description.

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