Purpose: With increases in life expectancy, age diversity has emerged as a common feature of organizations. The purpose of this paper is to focus on the connection between employee age, intrapreneurial behaviors (i.e. introducing new ventures inside an organization), intra-organizational social...

Purpose Exploring the mechanisms through which social capital (SC) operates in organizations is highly important for both researchers and practitioners. As a theoretical concept, the role and functions of SC in organizations are framed in various ways but not clearly enough. Practitioners would...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to contribute to a growing research field on the subject of intra-organizational social capital (IOSC) and its effects on employee job performance. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from a sample of 209 employees in community centers. The...

Background: People with visual impairment or blindness (PWVIB) face many barriers related to employment. Although literature explores employers' concerns regarding the employment of PWVIB, stating the concern and developing a solution are different. Objectives: Employers' solutions to concerns...

Purpose: This study relates to two levels of organization social capital (SC): personal SC and intra-organizational SC. Personal SC is the utility derived from the person’s relationship, and his positioning in networks, inside and out of the organization. Intra-organizational SC is the...