The integration of social capital and knowledge management – The key challenge for international development and cooperation projects of nonprofit organizations

Mikovic, Radmila; Petrović, Dejan; Mihić, Marko; Obradović, Vladimir; Todorović, Marija

doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2020.07.006

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“…(Moustaghfir et al, 2013) They have attained enough evidences concerning relation between social capital and knowledge management. (Mikovic et al, 2020) In their research, showed the relation between social capital and knowledge management in obtaining higher performance by the organization (Koka and Prescott, 2002) They have attained enough evidences concerning mutual impact of social capital, creation and utilization of knowledge. (Dirgincius, 2014) They investigated the relation between social capital and knowledge management in obtaining sustained superior performance by the organization.…”

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“…Among the researchers' considerable studies in this domain that search for the relationship between social capital and knowledge management, the following cases inserted in table 1 can be referred to. (Mikovic et al, 2020) Showed a significant relationship between knowledge management and social capital in the target organization. (Ado et al, 2017) Showed a significant relationship between social capital and knowledge transfer in the target organization.…”

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Examining the Moderating Effect of Organic Structure and Innovative Culture on the Relationship between Social Capital and Knowledge Management Processes at a Research & Development Organization

Zahedi¹,

Khanachah²

2021

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Purpose- In today’s heavy competitive environment, organizations have found that the knowledge is the best tool for keeping up with competitors. In this regard, the role of employees, as knowledge holders and the most important capital of organizations have been being taken into account more than before. Since the existence of social capital in organizations lead to improvement and development of knowledge management processes (KMP), examining the level of social capital as an important dimension of intellectual capital and its role in KMP is the main purpose of this article. Design/methodology/approach- By reviewing the existing literature and using standardized questionnaire, it was tried to examine the relationship between social capital and KMP through the moderating role of organic structure and innovative culture in the organization. After review of the existing literature in depth, we took advantages of Nahapiet and Ghoshal Model for measuring social capital and in order to measure the KMP, Bukowitz and Williams Model was used. The main hypothesis of this research was that there was a significant relationship between KMP and social capital through moderating role of organic structure and innovative culture in the organization. In order to test the hypothesis, using the test methods for correlation coefficients (Pearson and Spearman), a standardized questionnaire was designed and distributed among our target segment including faculty members, researchers and administrative staffs of university. Findings- The results showed that contrary to our expectation, considering moderator variables, structure and culture does not have positive and significant effect on KMP in the level of the organic structure and innovative culture of social capital. It was revealed that considering those two variables, social capital does have a significant and positive effect on KMP in the level of mechanical structure and non-innovative culture. We also found that there was a considerable relationship between cognitive and relational dimensions of social capital and KMP. Besides that, it was understood that there was a positive and significant relationship between each of organic structure and innovative culture’s variables and social capital and KMP’s variables. Research limitations/implications– Risks of method variance or response biases are likely as all Data are drawn from employee surveys, and some selection bias as respondents could not be directly compared with non-respondents. Originality/value – This study makes a significant contribution to the intangible assets literature by providing further evidence of the impact of culture and structure on intellectual capital.

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Section: The Relationship Between Social Capital and Knowledge Management Processesmentioning

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Section: The Relationship Between Social Capital and Knowledge Management Processesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Examining the Moderating Effect of Organic Structure and Innovative Culture on the Relationship between Social Capital and Knowledge Management Processes at a Research & Development Organization

Zahedi¹,

Khanachah²

2021

NIJBMR

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“…In [91], NGOs for international and local development are analyzed under the aspect of social capital and knowledge management. In particular, these non-profit organizations currently operate on projects in a form that is data-intensive, where the exchange of information and knowledge is a key factor.…”

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“…Social Network Analysis and Social Capital models are rarely applied to a real process of integration of social media platforms into Socio-Technical Systems. Indeed, few works systematically exploit those kinds of analyses [58,81,91,97]. • A positive note is represented by the fact that a number of research works include at least a basic intuitive evaluation of the users' motivations and the integration costs, which may drive the concrete adoption of the designed solution [61,62,81,84,97,106].…”

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Adoption of Social Media in Socio-Technical Systems: A Survey

2021

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This article describes the current landscape in the fields of social media and socio-technical systems. In particular, it analyzes the different ways in which social media are adopted in organizations, workplaces, educational and smart environments. One interesting aspect of this integration, is the use of social media for members’ participation and access to the processes and services of their organization. Those services cover many different types of daily routines and life activities, such as health, education, transports. In this survey, we compare and classify current research works according to multiple features, including: the use of Social Network Analysis and Social Capital models, users’ motivations for participation and organizational costs, adoption of the social media platform from below. Our results show that many of these current systems are developed without taking into proper consideration the social structures and processes, with some notable and positive exceptions.

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“…Billions of dollars are invested into international development projects in Africa every year (Rhode and Stitteneder, 2020), and yet many donor-funded projects fail-up to 64% by some estimates (Hekala, 2012;Miković et al, 2020). Many challenging circumstances contribute to the high failure rate (Ika, 2012), but improved design procedure and decision-making may avert problems related to geographical mismatch in international development projects (Youker, 2003).…”

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Assessing the Impact of Land Cover, Soil, and Climate on the Storage Potential of Dryland Sand Dams

Eisma

Saksena

Merwade³

2021

Front. Water

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Sand dams, a water-harvesting structure employed by rural communities in drylands have an inconsistent record of effectiveness. While many sand dams are highly functioning, improper siting, siltation, seepage, and high rates of evaporation from shallow sand reservoirs inhibit the water storage capacity of some sand dams. This study examines large-scale drivers of sand dam storage potential through analysis of an integrated surface and subsurface flow model. Multiple simulations were run, and comparative simulation analyses consider the effect of geomorphological factors, intraseasonal rainfall variability, and future climate conditions on sand dam performance criteria. The analyses revealed that a watershed highly cultivated with low water crops actually reduces evapotranspiration below that of natural vegetation and supports higher groundwater recharge. Additionally, intraseasonal variation and volume of rainfall impact sand dam performance less than the prevailing pattern and duration of dry and rainy seasons. Sand dams constructed in watersheds with sandier soils may experience greater connectivity with the stream margins and thus provide additional groundwater recharge. Lastly, climate change may improve some conditions desirable for sand dam performance, such as extending the duration of the rainy season and reducing overall evapotranspiration. However, the interactions between the expected climate change conditions and other geomorphological factors may result in a net decline in sand dam performance. The results of this study may help identify watersheds that are likely to support a sand dam with high potential for capturing and storing water throughout the dry season.

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The integration of social capital and knowledge management – The key challenge for international development and cooperation projects of nonprofit organizations

Cited by 54 publications

References 87 publications

Examining the Moderating Effect of Organic Structure and Innovative Culture on the Relationship between Social Capital and Knowledge Management Processes at a Research & Development Organization

Examining the Moderating Effect of Organic Structure and Innovative Culture on the Relationship between Social Capital and Knowledge Management Processes at a Research & Development Organization

Adoption of Social Media in Socio-Technical Systems: A Survey

Assessing the Impact of Land Cover, Soil, and Climate on the Storage Potential of Dryland Sand Dams

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