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  1. PDF Social Capital: Why We Need It and How We Can Create More of It

    Social capital is a somewhat amorphous and academic term, but the literature suggests that the ... thesis and some of it more critical. Among the criticisms, including issues raised by Putnam

  2. The Dimensions Of Social Capital

    The Dimensions Of Social Capital Richard Webster University of Central Florida Part of the Sociology Commons Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd ... The thesis, in short, is that we have as much social capital as ever but accumulate and deploy it in more modern, technologically dependent ways. Park (2006) even suggests that ...

  3. What Is Social Capital? A Comprehensive Review of the Concept

    Social capital is the most widely used concept for referring to the various social factors that impact resilience [48]. Social capital generally refers to the social networks, norms, trust and ...

  4. Social Capital: A Roadmap of Theoretical and Empirical ...

    social capital in the late twentieth century. The third section discusses various measures of social capital that explicate its structural dimensions and evaluate its contribution to development and welfare. The fourth section is dedicated to the skeptics and skepticism around social capital and its theoretical and empirical limitations.

  5. "Social Capital: Measurement, Dimensional Interactions, and Performance

    In this dissertation we add clarity to social capital and its implications on intellectual capital and firm performance. Specifically, we develop and empirically test reliable and valid metrics for social capital; develop and empirically test a model of social capital comprising of three interrelated dimensions; and develop and empirically test ...

  6. Social capital: exploring the theory and empirical divide

    Abstract. Social capital is an expanding research theme in economics, but it remains a controversial concept and its use as an analytical tool has been questioned. The criticisms are exacerbated ...

  7. Social capital I: measurement and associations with economic ...

    Social capital—the strength of an individual's social network and community—has been identified as a potential determinant of outcomes ranging from education to health 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ...

  8. What is Really Social Capital? A Critical Review

    This paper provides a critical review of the burgeoning literature on social capital. While our focus is primarily on social capital's place in economics, we do consider its broader social science context. In recent years, social capital literature has produced many insights, however, a number of conceptual and empirical problems remain. In this setting, we trace a panorama of ideas of the ...

  9. Social Capital Theory

    Social Capital and Chain Migration: The College Choice Process of Chicana and Chicano Community College, Transfer and University Students. Unpublished Doctoral Dissertation, University of California, Los Angeles. This revised college-choice model allows us to understand that for Latinos, the decision to attend college cannot be conceptualized ...

  10. Social Relations, Social Capital, and Social Networks: A Conceptual

    The thesis developed by Granovetter states that it is not the frequent, close, and higher-intensity relationships (also known as bonding social capital) that can provide relevant resources, such as access to the labor market. Rather, those resources can be made possible through contacts that are characterized by lower contact frequencies and ...

  11. PDF Social Capital and Its Relationship With Health-related Behaviors in

    Social capital has become one of the most contested concepts in the social sciences. This multidimensional concept can be theorized both at the individual and community level. At the individual level, social capital is defined as the embedded resources available through one's social network. And at

  12. Conceptualizing Social Capital as Access to Social Network and

    This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for ... Social capital can be defined as the network of relationships possessed by an individual or social group that facilitates their access to emotional, instrumental, or informational

  13. A qualitative exploration of social capital and its influence on

    This qualitative dissertation was designed to examine influences which various forms of social capital have on post-secondary degree attainment of first-generation individuals who self-identify as African American men. Additionally, the sample population consisted of Black men who successfully matriculated to earn baccalaureate credentials across differing academic disciplines at a public ...

  14. In Search of the Social in Psychological Capital: Integrating

    Social capital, on the other hand, transfers to psychological capital through relationships. Social capital refers to the resources a person can mobilize through their social network. Having high levels of social capital means being part of a resource-rich network characterized by relationships of mutual trust and recognition. In the workplace ...

  15. PDF Introduction to Social Capital Theory

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  16. PDF A Reconceptualisation of The Concept of Social Capital

    addition, the discussion of social capital is deepened to include need satisfaction. A matrix of needs, as proposed by Max -Neef (1991), is used to argue that social capital would better be seen as a synergetic resource for the satisfaction of various needs. Instead of understanding social capital as a need, single

  17. Social capital and performance of public councils in Kazakhstan

    This study applies Putnam's social capital thesis to an examination of the impact of social capital (social trust, formal networks and norms) on public councils' performance in Kazakhstan. As public councils aim to express citizens' opinions on socially significant problems, this inquiry measures their performance by examining their ...

  18. Social networks, social capital, social support and academic success in

    In addition to information-related social capital, the role of social support, defined as "social interactions or relationships that provide individuals with actual assistance or with a feeling of attachment to a person or a group that is perceived as caring or loving" (Hobfoll & Stokes, 1988, p. 467) is significant in higher education success.

  19. PDF Dissertation Social Capital and Collective Efficacy for Disaster

    organizations. Few of these individuals perceived these formal social capital ties as useful in a disaster situation and instead would rely on family and friends first. At the community-level, the practice of social capital among community organizations varies. In Leon County, their disaster social capital is formalized in a network of ...

  20. Racism vs. Social Capital: A Case Study of Two Majority Black Communities

    Racism vs. Social Capital: A Case Study of Two Majority Black Communities Bruce W. Strouble Walden University ... This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies Collection at ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies by an

  21. "Essays in Urban Economics" by Kalee E. Burns

    This dissertation examines different topics within the sphere of urban economics. My first chapter, "Social Capital and Entrepreneurship", explores the role of social capital - at the community and individual level - in the pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities measured through self-employment. I define social capital along two dimensions: trust and network social capital. Using two ...

  22. Social Capital and Political Participation: a Case Study of Higher

    Abstract This thesis explores higher education students' social capital and how the resources produced by the mechanisms of social capital affect their political participation. Many studies have sought to explore social capital empirically but research on HE students has been overlooked in the British context. Hence there is limited research related to the resources through which social ...

  23. The Value of Internships in Developing Social Capital for Improving

    Wicker, Cory, "THE VALUE OF INTERNSHIPS IN DEVELOPING SOCIAL CAPITAL FOR IMPROVING EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES: A MIXED METHODS APPROACH" (2022). Dissertations. 1988. Underemployment and unemployment are issues college graduates confront. Presently, 41% of U.S. recent graduates experience underemployment, and recent college graduates' unemployment rate ...

  24. The Influence of Social Capital on College Persistence and Completion

    ABSTRACT Alarming national statistics reveal the scope and trajectory of inequality that exists for African American men completing bachelor's degrees. Public institutions confer bachelor's degrees to Black males at a rate of just under 35% within the six-year benchmark, the lowest completion rate among all racial groups and for male and female students. Of interest to this work is whether ...

  25. Hubungan Partisipasi Olahraga Dengan Perkembangan Social Capital

    Udi Sahudi, - (2024) HUBUNGAN PARTISIPASI OLAHRAGA DENGAN PERKEMBANGAN SOCIAL CAPITAL. S3 thesis, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia. Baca Full Text klik disini: Text D_POR_1707706_Title.pdf Download (705kB) Text D_POR_1707706_Chapter1.pdf Download (283kB) Text D_POR_1707706_Chapter2.pdf Restricted to Staf Perpustakaan

  26. The Impact of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Performance on

    (1) To determine if a company's ESG performance can reduce capital constraints. (2) To investigate whether there is a non-linear effect of ESG performance on the cost of capital. (3) To explore how better ESG performance can mitigate capital constraints and the cost of capital during the 2007/2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic.