Social network analysis and social capital in human resource development research: A practical introduction to R use

Han, Seung Hyun; Chae, Chungil; Passmore, David

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“…The tools and knowledge made available by a network of small business owners have been shown to significantly improve the growth of existing businesses in both developed and developing markets (Adomako et al, 2018). Relational capital refers to long-term relationships established by a person's encounters with other individuals in their social circle (Han et al, 2019). Though structural capital relates to the existence of social linkages that improve access to services and knowledge as well as the individual's role within the network, human capital refers to the individual's position within the network (AlQershi et al, 2021).…”

Section: Theoretical Perspective Of Social Capitalmentioning

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Microfinance services and MSE growth in Pakistan: The mediating perspective of social and psychological capital

Jalil¹,

Ali²,

Zeeshan³

2022

JEMI

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PURPOSE: In the era of globalization and competition in a vigorous market, micro and small enterprises (MSEs) look for sustainable growth by consuming diverse resources. Previous studies have identified that financial services of microfinance are essential drivers for SMEs’ survival. Yet, the feature role of other microfinance services, such as micro-credit, micro-savings, micro-insurance, training, and social networking, to achieve substantial growth of the MSE sector is still lacking, which explains why MSEs make such a small contribution to Pakistan’s economy. Therefore, the main purpose of the research is to consider the impact of microfinance services on the growth of MSEs in Pakistan, as MSEs are the most vulnerable group in the country and throughout the world. Moreover, this study also identified the mediating role of social and psychological capital in enhancing the productivity of microfinance services for MSEs. METHODOLOGY: 770 respondents from metropolitan cities in Pakistan were contacted for the survey, and the response rate was 64%. After screening the data, only 357 questionnaires appeared to be completed in all respects, so they were initially fed into the computer spread and then imported for further analysis. Structured questionnaires were used to collect the data from 357 micro and small enterprises operating in the developing market of Pakistan. Derived hypotheses were verified through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) using AMOS 21. FINDINGS: The study’s findings revealed that microfinance services have an essential role in promoting MSE growth. Microfinance institutions’ services, such as micro-credit, micro-savings, micro-insurance, and training, play an important role in the development of MSEs. Moreover, social and psychological capital are the crucial factors that partially mediate the relationship between microfinance services and MSE growth in Pakistan. The limitation of this study is the adaptation of a crosssectional design to collect the data. Longitudinal research at different time frames may present diversified results. IMPLICATIONS: The study gives the impression that institutions of microfinance, practitioners, and other policymakers should enhance their perimeter to offer microfinance services and support group-based lending or training to maximize their social and psychological capital, through which MSEs may be able to attain substantial growth. ORIGINALITY/VALUE: This empirical study contributes to the literature on microfinance services and MSE growth by focusing on the mediating effect of social and psychological capital, and providing the foundation for further studies.

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Section: Theoretical Perspective Of Social Capitalmentioning

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Microfinance services and MSE growth in Pakistan: The mediating perspective of social and psychological capital

Jalil¹,

Ali²,

Zeeshan³

2022

JEMI

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“…The network-level analysis provides information about the whole structure of a network [40]. In this level, network level properties like network size, number of components, centralization of a network, density, clustering co-efficiency, and diameter were identified.…”

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The Bibliometric Keywords Network Analysis of Human Resource Management Research Trends: The Case of Human Resource Management Journals in South Korea

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Although previous studies on human resource management (HRM) research trends in the global context provided very useful information about the structures of HRM research trends, they have critical limitations. Despite the growing contribution and significance of HRM practices in Korea, a dominant group of scholars has rarely focused on what is going on in the research community in the country. To overcome the limitations and fill the gaps found in studies on the global HRM trends, the purpose of this study is to conduct the keyword network analysis investigating the semantic network structure composed of Korean HRM studies. A total of 1158 research papers published by three top peer-reviewed HRM journals in Korea that were published from 2007 to 2018 were analyzed. The result shows that the whole network structure of Korean HRM has a complex semantic structure that is socially constructed. Additionally, this study identified the top 10 prominent keywords and its ego-centric networks, and nine thematic clusters. By adopting keywords network analysis in bibliometric methods, this study provides an accurate structural interpretation of Korean HRM research practice to facilitate the sustainable development of the studies on the global HRM trends.

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“…SC theory explains social capital and it emphasizes on people's capacity to benefits from their interpersonal relations and membership in social organizations, as well as from their social structure (Fu, 2004). Social networking theory explains social capital as something originating from social interactions and relations which are expressed through nodes (actors within networks) and ties (relationships/interactions between those actors) (Barnes, 1954;Han, Chae, Passmore, 2019). It is further argued that social capital affects flow of knowledge or information in an organization (Adler & Kwon, 2002;Monavvarian, Asgari, Akhavan, & Ashena, 2013) and determines success of knowledge management programs.…”

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Enhancing Organizational Performance through Social Media use and Knowledge Management

Mehmood

Batool

Sheikh

2020

IBTJBS

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Researchers acknowledge the importance of knowledge, innovation, social capital, and social media for organizations. Based on practical and academic importance of these variables, hypotheses were developed and relationships have been tested among knowledge management, innovation and performance for various contexts. Furthermore, hypotheses have also been drawn to test the relationships amongst knowledge management, social capital, and social media use. However, limited research examined relationships amongst all these constructs in the same research framework, and this research attempted to cover that gap. Thus, this research pays original contribution in the form of testing an extended model regarding the impact of social media use on companies’ performance involving the investigation of serial mediating effect of social capital, knowledge management, and innovation. Pakistan’s home appliance industry markets around 2500 electronic products and has 95% share domestically. Further, innovation and knowledge sharing are critical success factors for home appliance industry Therefore, this study was conducted for this industry and used survey method which resulted in 150 responses from the managers. The study finds that commercial social media’s use by companies impacts knowledge management through social capital; and a serial mediating impact of these constructs exists amongst social media use and organization performance. There are extremely limited studies for electronic companies in Pakistan given the concerned variables. Therefore they are helpful for the managers concerned as these findings suggest effective use of social media by electronic companies in particular to create better organizational knowledge and improve company performance.campaigns motivate citizens to pay for safe drinking water

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Social network analysis and social capital in human resource development research: A practical introduction to R use

Cited by 26 publications

References 88 publications

Microfinance services and MSE growth in Pakistan: The mediating perspective of social and psychological capital

Microfinance services and MSE growth in Pakistan: The mediating perspective of social and psychological capital

The Bibliometric Keywords Network Analysis of Human Resource Management Research Trends: The Case of Human Resource Management Journals in South Korea

Enhancing Organizational Performance through Social Media use and Knowledge Management

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