Social Capital and Knowledge Management of Organizational Networks

The study of five types of organizational networks aims to understand how knowledge sharing and social capital are related together to management of organizational networks. Our research questions were (1) what are the enablers and obstacles for knowledge sharing, (2) what are the connections between enablers and obstacles of knowledge sharing and dimensions of social capital, and (3) what are the managerial implications for network management. Based on findings of this study, we assume that in knowledge management and in social capital development in organizational networks different dimensions of social capital may need different kinds of development efforts. The study showed that different network types had different kinds of knowledge sharing needs, and in part similar and different enablers or obstacles of knowledge sharing. Enhancing the development of relevant dimensions of social capital the effectiveness of these enablers may be intensified in the networks.