Social Capital and Learning Advantages: A Problem of Absorptive Capacity

Hughes, Mathew; Morgan, Robert E.; Ireland, R. Duane; Hughes, Paul

doi:10.1002/sej.1162

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“…It is very viscous to look for innovation something new for the company. The results of this study strengthen the results of research Hughes et al (2014) which shows that social capital through network intensity dimension has a positive effect on company absorptive capacity. Chuang et al (2016) conducted a study of 358 manufacturing companies located in industrial estates in Taiwan.…”

Section: Hypothesis 1: There Is An Effect Of Social Capital On Knowlesupporting

confidence: 84%

“…The study was conducted on 461 manufacturing and service companies in Greece. One of the research results shows that absorptive capacity has an effect on company performance from innovation side and also indirectly affect to financial performance.The results of Hughes et al (2014) and Kostopoulos et al (2011) is also strengthened by the results of Chuang et al (2016) research. The research was conducted by using social capital variable, absorptive capacity, collective learning and company performance in terms of competitive advantage.…”

Section: Hypothesis 1: There Is An Effect Of Social Capital On Knowlementioning

confidence: 76%

“…Hughes et al (2014) conducted research on the relationship between social capital, network-based learning, absorptive capacity and firm performance. Research is built on the concept that companies need to learn to gain new knowledge to support performance.…”

Section: Hypothesis 1: There Is An Effect Of Social Capital On Knowlementioning

confidence: 99%

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The Effect of Social Capital and Absorptive Capacity through Knowledge Management on Finance Company Performance in Indonesia

Tan¹

2017

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The objective of this research is to present a model that describes the general effect of social capital and absorptive capacity on knowledge management and its implications on company performance.The model proposed in this research is tested by structural equation model. This research processed data from 258 respondents o f employees of finance companies in Indonesia that meet certain requirements of 27 samples of the company.This research found that social capital has a positive and significant effect on absorptive capacity and knowledge management. Absorptive capacity has a positive and significant impact on knowledge management and company performance. Knowledge management also has a positive and significant effect on company performance. Social capital and absorptive capacity together have a positive and significant influence on knowledge management. Furthermore social capital, absorptive capacity and knowledge management together have a positive and significant impact on company performance. Absorptive capacity mediates the relationship between social capital and knowledge management. Knowledge management fully mediates the relationship between social capital and absorptive capacity on company performance. Social capital indirectly affects the company performance through knowledge management or absorptive capacity.This research model only limits the factors that affect company performance to three main variables namely social capital, absorptive capacity and knowledge management. Future research is suggested to try with additional other variables such as monetary incentives and/or corporate culture.The practical implication of this research is to improve knowledge management, it is necessary to improve social capital and absorptive capacity together. Furthermore company performance can be improved if social capital, absorptive capacity and knowledge management also improved simultaneously.The model proposed in this research improves the understanding of academics and practitioners about the construct of knowledge management. The mediation function of knowledge management is something new from this research compared to previous researches. This research also provides an additional contradictory list of previous researches on the relationship between social capital and company performance.

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Section: Hypothesis 1: There Is An Effect Of Social Capital On Knowlesupporting

confidence: 84%

Section: Hypothesis 1: There Is An Effect Of Social Capital On Knowlementioning

confidence: 76%

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The Effect of Social Capital and Absorptive Capacity through Knowledge Management on Finance Company Performance in Indonesia

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2017

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“…For example, Tripsas (1997) found that organizations with previous social relationships are more efficient at identifying and recognizing new knowledge during periods of aggressive competition and change than those firms with fewer relationships. Similarly, the study developed by Hughes et al (2014) showed a positive relationship between the intensity of the relationships in a firm's network and its ability to understand new useful knowledge for decision making on the development of new products and projects.…”

Section: Structural Social Capitalmentioning

confidence: 93%

Relationships between structural social capital, knowledge identification capability and external knowledge acquisition

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Donate

Guadamillas

2017

EJMBE

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the mediating effect of the identification of valuable external knowledge on the relationship between the development of inter-organizational ties (structural social capital) and the acquisition of external knowledge. Design/methodology/approach Using a sample of 87 firms from Spanish biotechnology and pharmaceutics industries, the authors have tested the proposed mediation hypothesis by applying the partial least squares technique to a structural equations model. Findings The study results show that those firms with stronger, more frequent and closer inter-relationships are able to increase the amount of intentionally acquired knowledge, partly due to the greater level of development of their knowledge identification capability. Thus, firms with a higher capability to recognize the value of the knowledge embedded in their inter-organizational networks will be more likely to design better strategies to acquire and integrate such knowledge into their current knowledge bases for either present or future use. Originality/value This research contributes to knowledge management and social capital literature by means of the study of two key determinants of knowledge acquisition – structural social capital and knowledge identification capability – and the explanation of their relationships of mutual influence. The paper thus tries to fill this literature gap and connects the relational perspective of social capital with the knowledge-based view from a strategic point of view.

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“…Cohen e Levinthal (1990) definem a capacidade de absorção como a capacidade da empresa de reconhecer o valor de uma informação externa, assimilá-la e aplicá-la em seu contexto. Isso está ligado ao conhecimento ou competências já existentes na empresa sobre o assunto e também em sua capacidade de explorar e experimentar o conhecimento (HUGHES et al, 2014).…”

Section: Capacidade De Aprendizagem Interna Da Empresaunclassified

Disseminação de práticas de segurança e saúde do trabalho entre empresas de construção por meio de ambientes colaborativos de aprendizagem

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Santos²,

Lantelme

2017

Ambient. constr.

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Resumo Os ambientes colaborativos de aprendizagem representam uma oportunidade para a disseminação de práticas de segurança e saúde do trabalho entre empresas de construção, o que favorece o desenvolvimento local e regional. Contudo, pouco se conhece acerca dos fatores que determinam o sucesso desse processo de aprendizagem. Nesse sentido, o presente artigo tem como objetivo identificar um conjunto de fatores que contribuem para o processo de disseminação de práticas de segurança e saúde no trabalho entre um grupo de empresas de construção envolvidas em um ambiente colaborativo de aprendizagem. Com base na observação e avaliação das estratégias utilizadas na condução desse ambiente colaborativo e das práticas implantadas pelas empresas participantes durante o programa e avaliadas após seis meses de seu término, foram identificados dez fatores que contribuíram para a disseminação de práticas entre as empresas. Esses fatores podem ser utilizados para orientar o desenvolvimento de novos ambientes colaborativos com objetivos semelhantes e promover o desenvolvimento local de empresas de construção civil de pequeno porte.

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Social Capital and Learning Advantages: A Problem of Absorptive Capacity

Cited by 114 publications

References 52 publications

The Effect of Social Capital and Absorptive Capacity through Knowledge Management on Finance Company Performance in Indonesia

The Effect of Social Capital and Absorptive Capacity through Knowledge Management on Finance Company Performance in Indonesia

Relationships between structural social capital, knowledge identification capability and external knowledge acquisition

Disseminação de práticas de segurança e saúde do trabalho entre empresas de construção por meio de ambientes colaborativos de aprendizagem

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