Cooperation, social capital and economic performance

Silva, Marcos Fernandes Gonçalves da

doi:10.1590/s0101-31572006000300002

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“…The indirect impact is manifested in the synergy effect of the industrial chain through industrial integration. The interactive cooperation of different links in the industrial chain such as grain production, purchase, processing, and sales has continuously improved the social capital structure [42], information communication channels [43], and process interaction mode of the original industry chain [44], thereby indirectly increasing the efficiency of grain production.…”

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Can Industrial Integration Improve the Sustainability of Grain Security?

Chen

2021

Sustainability

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The sustainability to ensure grain security is an important issue that China’s government faces. It has become more important to ensure grain security by improving the efficiency of grain production under the constraints of limited resources. At present, industrial integration has become an important trend of economic development in China. This study explores the impact of industrial integration on the sustainability of grain security from the perspective of grain production efficiency. In this paper, the grain production efficiency was measured by stochastic frontier analysis method. The degree of industrial integration is measured by the coupling coordination method. Additionally, the effect of industrial integration on grain production efficiency is empirically studied by the panel tobit model. Empirical results show that industrial integration can promote the improvement of grain production efficiency, which reveals that accelerating industrial integration can also be conducive to grain security.

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confidence: 99%

Can Industrial Integration Improve the Sustainability of Grain Security?

Chen

2021

Sustainability

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“…Conceptions of social capital emerge in the context of an individual and public good. For Silva (2006), based on the concept of social capital by Bourdieu and Miceli (1974), a set of relationships and social networks that an individual has and all the resources that can be gathered using such relationships constitute their social capital. Thus, the social capital accumulated by a given individual will make it possible to obtain a position of advantage in a given group, relating this process to the questions of power.…”

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Social and environmental practices in the carboniferous industry: An analysis of the perceptions of agents impacted from the perspective of social capital

Zanette¹,

Camilo²

2020

Afr. J. Bus. Manage.

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In the Brazilian contemporaneous context, there is evidence of society's demands for companies to carry out their activities in a responsible manner in the social and environmental spheres. In the coal mining industry, the debate is even more eminent because of the significant environmental impacts generated by the mining activity. The present study aims to analyze the determinants of socioenvironmental practices of coal companies in the South of Santa Catarina (SC) and Rio Grande do Sul (RS) in the perceptions of company managers and institutions by these actions, under the perspective of social capital. The research is empirical and is supported by a descriptive qualitative approach, using documentary analysis and interview as a data collection technique. From the point of view of the research strategy, it consists of a multicase study. Managers from two national and private capital companies were interviewed, with importance on their economic area in SC and RS, respectively: Copelmi Mineração Ltda and Carbonífera Catarinense Ltda. Managers of two institutions benefited by the actions of the respective companies, which characterize social-environmental responsibility related to theories of social capital. The results demonstrated empirical evidence of social capital constituted in the existence of networks of relationship between the companies and the institutions impacted with focus on the reciprocity. It was detected that the synergy among those involved, as a motivation for social and environmental actions, produces improvement in the search for quality of life and in the training of the impacted.

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“…The second pivotal dimension of social capital is cooperation (Bouma et al, 2008;Knack and Keefer, 1997;Putnam, 1993;da Silva, 2006). It takes mutual commitment and cooperation from all parties involved to build social capital (Adler and Kwon, 2002).…”

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Measuring the Propensity for Building Social Capital Depending on Ties-Strength

Zabłocka

Praszkier

Petrushak

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JPM

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Purpose: This paper is addressing the question what personal characteristics help a leader to build social capital. The purpose is to present the development of a questionnaire to measure leaders' propensity for building social capital, depending on the perceived strength of bonds; it is also aimed at presenting the preliminary results of intercultural studies.Design/methodology/approach: This paper starts with a review of the theory on social capital and Granovetter's concept of the "strength of weak ties." Next the process of the development of the related questionnaire is presented. Findings:The developed questionnaire is a universal and reliable tool that can be used to study various social problems in different populations. The preliminary results of the questionnaire from 10 European countries suggest that the more distant the relationship is perceived the lower is the level of trust and sense of support. Moreover, data suggest that socio-economic organizations as well as those which are longer on the market obtained the highest results on the questionnaire's scales. Social implications:In conclusion possible applications are discussed, including measuring the dynamics of change in individuals' preparedness to build social capital, depending on the social or political context, for example, the presumable "openness" during peaceful social activities or movements.Originality/value: Social capital is commonly seen as a positive value, both in its individual and group dimensions, and several tools exist for measuring both. However, there seems to be a void and a need for a questionnaire measuring individual's propensity to develop social capital.

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Cooperation, social capital and economic performance

Cited by 6 publications

References 19 publications

Can Industrial Integration Improve the Sustainability of Grain Security?

Can Industrial Integration Improve the Sustainability of Grain Security?

Social and environmental practices in the carboniferous industry: An analysis of the perceptions of agents impacted from the perspective of social capital

Measuring the Propensity for Building Social Capital Depending on Ties-Strength

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