Bonding and bridging social capital in family firm internationalization

Online Bonding and Bridging Social Capital via Social Networking Sites

This research aimed to explore types of online social capital (bridging and bonding) that the Emiratis perceive in the context of social networking site (SNS) usage. A snow-ball sample of 230 Emiratis from two Emirates, Abu Dhabi and Dubai was used. The results showed that WhatsApp was the most frequent SNS used by the respondents. Also, a significant correlation of the intensity of social netw...

The Contingent Value of Bridging and Bonding Social Capital on Firm Performance: a Meta-analysis

This paper contributes to the growing literature on social capital and firm performance by distinguishing between " bridging " and " bonding " social capital and by investigating the moderating effect of several variables. Drawing on meta-analytic data from 50 empirical studies, we show that social capital positively influences firm performance and that bridging and bonding social capital are t...

Towards an Empirical Characterization of Bridging and Bonding Social Capital

Though a vast amount of empirical work stresses the beneficial effects of social capital, the recent literature has explicitly recognized the importance of distinguishing different types of social capital. Particularly, a distinction has been made between homogeneous (or bonding) and heterogeneous (or bridging) networks under the argument that the latter are more likely to generate positive ext...

The Role of Social Capital: Bridging, Bonding or Both?

Social media, social capital, and seniors: The impact of Facebook on bonding and bridging social capital of individuals over 65

Online social networks may be important avenues for building and maintaining social capital as adult’s age. However, few studies have explicitly examined the role online communities play in the lives of seniors. In this exploratory study, U.S. seniors were interviewed to assess the impact of Facebook on social capital. Interpretive thematic analysis reveals Facebook facilitates connections to l...