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Dovey, Ken - In: The Learning Organization 16 (2009) 4, pp. 311-325

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of trust in the collaborative learning processes that … strongly dependent for their effectiveness upon the availability, within and beyond stakeholder networks, of trust and other … trust, then leadership endeavour needs to be much more focused upon the creation of a social environment that nurtures rich …

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Social conflicts and the culture of cooperation in transitional society

Lakis, Juozas - In: Baltic Journal of Management 4 (2009) 2, pp. 206-220

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to review the complexity of post‐Communist transition with regard to the processes of creating a legal and institutional environment, which will predispose social actors to cooperate to solve social problems and neutralize disparities. The paper also...

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Ethnic diversity and social capital in upward mobility systems : Problematizing the permeability of intra-organizational career boundaries

Ossenkop, Carolin; Vinkenburg, Claartje J.; Jansen, … - In: Career Development International 20 (2015) 5, pp. 539-558

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a better understanding of the complex relationship between ethnic diversity, social capital, and objective career success in upward mobility systems over time. The authors conceptualize the underlying process of why intra-organizational...

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A humanistic perspective of firm competitive behavior

Offstein, Evan H.; Gnyawali, Devi R. - In: Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal 16 (2006) 3/4, pp. 248-261

Embedded within firms are unique stores of intangible human assets that likely influence the way firms compete. We argue that human and social capital of a firm, particularly at the upper echelon level, contributes to the firm’s awareness of the competitive environment and its motivation and...

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Chronic limitations of neo‐liberal capitalism and oligopolistic markets : An urgent case for socialized capital

Reeves Knyght, Philip; Kakabadse, Nada K.; Kouzmin, … - In: Society and Business Review 6 (2011) 1, pp. 7-26

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the serious limitations of neo‐liberal capitalism and urge for a shift to socialized capital before further economic deterioration leads to a succession of global conflicts. Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual paper adopts a...

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Toward a social capital theory of technology‐based new ventures as complex adaptive systems

Han, Mary; McKelvey, Bill - In: International Journal of Accounting & Information Management 16 (2008) 1, pp. 36-61

Purpose – Technology‐based new ventures (TNVs) – which rely on entrepreneurial activities based on science and technology applications in newly created organizations to be successful – are important to current economic growth and innovation. Past research has looked at the importance of...

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Access and mobilization of network resources and competitive advantage in hotels : A conceptual framework

Casanueva, Cristobal; Gallego, Angeles; Revilla, Maria … - In: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management 27 (2015) 6, pp. 1279-1300

Purpose – This paper aims to advance a model that will explain how hotel firms access and mobilize external resources. Hotel operators and firms need to complement their internal resources with external resources, which they can access through their personal and organizational ties, so as to...

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The speed of knowledge transfer within multinational enterprises: the role of social capital

Chen, Jiun‐Shiu; Lovvorn, Al S. - In: International Journal of Commerce and Management 21 (2011) 1, pp. 46-62

Purpose – The success of knowledge transfer very much depends on a company's ability to effectively manage their knowledge transfer process. The purpose of this paper is to argue that a critical component in understanding knowledge transfer in the international arena is the speed of that...

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Social enterprise as a socially rational business

Ridley‐Duff, Rory - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 14 (2008) 5, pp. 291-312

Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the discourses that influence policy and practice in social enterprises. In institutional circles, arguments are shaped by the desire to protect assets for the community, while entrepreneurial discourses favour a mixture of investment sources, surplus...

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Conceptualising entrepreneurial capital for a study of performance in small professional service firms

Stringfellow, Lindsay; Shaw, Eleanor - In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research 15 (2009) 2, pp. 137-161

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop a robust theoretical framework for exploring the longitudinal impact of social capital on the performance of small business service firms. Design/methodology/approach – This conceptual paper builds on theories of capital, particularly...

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