Social Capital and Management Science

Author: Guo Yi
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Social capital and social network analysis are research hotspots in contemporary international social sciences, and have received widespread attention in the field of management in recent years. This book collects research papers and articles on methodological applications from Chinese social scientists and management scholars, discussing the nature and significance of social capital, its application in management research, the localization of social action and social structure, interpersonal interactions in economic activities, the formation of social capital in individual behavior, social networks in individual behavior, social capital and social networks within and between organizations, the social capital and social networks of industrial clusters in regions, and the introduction and application of individual and whole networks. It particularly provides an in-depth discussion of social capital and social networks in the behavior and management of Chinese organizations.