Social Capital and Knowledge Sharing – Lessons Learned

Abstract

Social capital is put forward as a suitable theoretical framework to explain knowledge sharing mechanisms in organizations. The aim of this paper is to summarize lessons learned from different contexts where the social capital dimensions have been used to explain information and knowledge sharing. The contexts studied are mainly within business organizations, virtual worlds, and higher education. The dimensions of social capital have been found useful when exploring knowledge sharing practices. The studies illuminate important aspects on how the combination of structures, relations and contents support sharing. The different cases also underline the importance of the contextual dimension, the role of the social capital dimensions are focused differently depending on context.

M-Learning Improves Knowledge Sharing Over e-Learning Platforms to Build Higher Education Students’ Social Capital

“…Therefore, HEIs can confidently set up standard VCs and promote them during lectures, which in turn can be promoted to students through superior curricula that facilitate KS to accelerate students' participation (Harjanti & Noerchoidah, 2017). The SC's social interaction ties, trust, and shared vision are endorsed differently, depending on the context (Widén, 2011). Through the positively significant role of SCT on KSQ, this study confirms the claims of scholars (i.e., Boateng et al, 2007;Kim et al, 2015;Liu & Li, 2012;Noprisson et al, 2016) that students' SC facilitates KSQ.…”

“…H. H. Chang and Chuang (2011), additionally, assessed the same relations, using randomly selected VC members as their study's target population. These include, among others, Harjanti and Noerchoidah (2017), Razzaque and Eldabi (2014), Wu andHsu (2012), andWidén (2011). There is little research in the education sector assessing the role of students' KS behavior and what role SC (resources for accessing information/ knowledge) plays in this participatory behavior, in addition to how it is achieved when students virtually learn during m-learning.…”

Frugal Knowledge Sharing for Frugal Innovation Diffusion in Africa

“…Network connections and the associated social capital can facilitate knowledge sharing within a community of practice (e.g., Kankanhalli, Tan, & Wei, 2005;MacDonald, 2007;Nahapiet & Ghoshal, 1998). Social capital provides a framework for explaining knowledge sharing mechanisms through the dimensions of structures, relations, and contents (Widén, 2011). Social ties in Africa, in particular, are important instruments for information and knowledge sharing, because knowledge management is more of a cultural and organizational issue than technical (Brand, 1998).…”

Factors Influencing Social Knowledge Management in Social Society: A Systematic Literature Review

“…It can be seen clearly in Table 7 below. Cognitive social capital [15], [16], [17] , [18], [19], [20 ], [21], [22], [23], [24], [25] , [26], [27], [28], [29] , [8], [30], [31], [32] , [33], [34], [35 ], [36], [37], [38] Relational…”