Social capital as knowledge facilitator: evidence from Latvia

Sechi, Guido; Borri, Dino; Lucia, Caterina De; Celmins, Viesturs

doi:10.1057/kmrp.2011.17

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“…The correlation between social capital and knowledge sharing is widely discussed in prior studies (Tsai, 2005;Chow & Chan, 2008;Sechi, Borri, Lucia, & Celmins, 2011;Roussel & Deltour, 2012). The relationship of social interaction, mutual trust, and team identification correlate to knowledge sharing intentions significantly (Akhavan & Hosseini, 2016).…”

Section: Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 97%

The Effect of Social Capital and Knowledge Sharing on Innovation Capability

Harjanti¹,

Noerchoidah²

2017

jmk

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This research examines social capital and knowledge sharing effect on innovation capability among lectures in universities. Social capital was analyzed using three constructs, namely trust, norm and network, while knowledge sharing was broken down into two variables, namely knowledge collecting and knowledge donating. Innovation capability was explained on an individual level based on personality, behavioral and output perspectives. The research model and hypotheses were developed from the literature. Data collection is conducted through a survey on lecturers of private universities in Surabaya. The obtained data from the questionnaires were analyzed with the Partial Least Square (PLS) to investigate the research model. The results suggest that social capital significantly influences innovation capability, while high level of knowledge collecting and knowledge donating can lead to high level of innovation capability. This study offers a foundation to analyze the relationships between social capital, knowledge-sharing process, consisting of knowledge collecting and knowledge donating, and innovation capability.

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Section: Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 97%

The Effect of Social Capital and Knowledge Sharing on Innovation Capability

Harjanti¹,

Noerchoidah²

2017

jmk

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“…Hence, knowledge seekers who trust a source's competence to make suggestions and influence their thinking are more likely to listen to, absorb, and take action on that knowledge (Levin and Cross, 2004;Mu et al, 2008). Firms are able to obtain resources, such as useful information and suggestions through this social capital from the social network (Sechi et al, 2011). Those firms with social capital will have higher absorptive capability than those that lack social capital (Tsai, 2006;Valdaliso et al, 2011;Kittikunchotiwut, 2015).…”

Section: Absorptive Capacitymentioning

confidence: 99%

The impact of social capital on competitive advantage

Chuang

Chen

Lin

2016

Management Decision

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the influence of social capital on competitive advantage through collective learning and absorptive capacity. Design/methodology/approach – The study carries out analyses based on structural equation modeling to measure the main constructs and test the hypothesized relationships among the variables. The primary statistical technique for assessing survey data collected from 358 Taiwan tenants is partial least squares analysis. Findings – Collective learning and absorptive capacity fully mediate the relationship between social capital and competitive advantage. Moreover, social capital has a significant influence on both collective learning and absorptive capacity. Practical implications – Tenant firms in industrial parks must develop effective management tactics for the nurturing of inter-firm relations to enhance collective learning and their absorptive capacity to acquire and exploit key strategic resources such as tacit and explicit knowledge. For specialized firms, close social interactions in specific contexts, mediated by collective learning and absorptive capacity to make up for their resource constraints, can heighten their competitive advantage. Originality/value – By demonstrating the impact of social capital on competitive advantage in the specific context of industrial parks, whose artificial environment encourages and promotes close social interactions among tenants, this paper overcomes previous and contradictory findings regarding the relationship between social capital and competitive advantage. A key contingent factor is the mediating role of collective learning and absorptive capacity.

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“…Social capital considers the significance of firm-level relationships with other entities as a resource for strategic action (Sechi et al, 2011). Many scholars hold that social capital is largely oriented to information (Koka & Prescott, 2002) or opportunities (Burt, 1992).…”

Section: Social Capitalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Capital and Dynamic Capability Driving Competitive Advantage: The Moderating Role of Corporate Governance

Ou¹,

Hsu²,

Ou³

2015

IBR

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In the search for factors that drive competitive advantage, this paper develops a framework that links a firm"s capabilities and resources to its competitive advantage. The notion of governance is used as a supervisory mechanism for an organization"s sources of competitive advantage. In light of empirical advancement, this paper examines panel data of 250 high technology firms from 2001 to 2009. The findings demonstrate that the impact of dynamic capability for production on competitive advantage is positive. However, the dynamic capability for R&D does not have a significant effect. Moreover, the social capital to build network relationships with a firm"s partners emerges as essential in achieving competitive advantage. We also find that governance moderates the impact of dynamic capability and social capital on competitive advantage. The findings of this study have important management implications. Limitations of the study are considered and future research directions are identified.

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Social capital as knowledge facilitator: evidence from Latvia

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

The Effect of Social Capital and Knowledge Sharing on Innovation Capability

The Effect of Social Capital and Knowledge Sharing on Innovation Capability

The impact of social capital on competitive advantage

Social Capital and Dynamic Capability Driving Competitive Advantage: The Moderating Role of Corporate Governance

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