This paper addresses two hot topics of the contemporary debate, social capital and economic growth. Our theoretical analysis sheds light on decisive but so far neglected issues: how does social capital accumulate over time? Which is the relationship between social capital, technical progress and economic growth in the long run? The analysis shows that the economy may be attracted by alternative...

This paper addresses two hot topics of the contemporary debate, social capital and economic growth. Our theoretical analysis sheds light on decisive but so far neglected issues: how does social capital accumulate over time? Which is the relationship between social capital, technical progress and economic growth in the long run? The analysis shows that the economy may be attracted by alternative...

Social capital is an important concept for multinational firms. Firms operating in global markets rarely have adequate resources to compete effectively in global markets; they access the needed resources through formal and informal relationships with other firms. The cultures in Asian countries have emphasized relationships much more strongly than Western firms. Thus, relational capital, based ...

Article history: Received 6 June 2012 Received in revised form 18 March 2013 Accepted 21 June 2013 Available online 11 July 2013 Although the effects of corporate reputation on competitive advantage are well documented, the mechanisms that explain those effects remain unclear. We develop and test a theoretical model to investigate how relational capital mediates the impact of corporate reputati...

We also thank patients and providers in the nine hospitals that participated in data collection for the study reported here. In this paper we explore a causal mechanism through which high performance work systems affect performance outcomes. We propose a model in which a particular type of high performance work system – a relational work system – enhances organizational performance by creating ...

Structural capital has been described as more hidden part of intellectual capital and organizational knowledge. In spite of more clarity regarding the indicators of human capital, the first dimension of intellectual capital, structural capital sub-dimensions and indicators have been a challenging subject in intellectual capital literature. Clarifying structural capital indicators in e-business ...

During the last decade, intellectual capital (IC) and intangible assets have been widely considered as critical tool to deliver successful business in an intensive-knowledge environment. Accordingly, the main goal of this paper is therefore to develop and prioritize the most important indicators of intellectual capital in knowledge-based industries. Based on an extensive literature review, a va...

Given the considerable intangible resources within organizations in public sector must be put to good use, e.g. enhance organizational learning. This study examined three intellectual dimensions of capital (human, structural, and relational) a rural development organization their contributions learning organization. Using simple random sampling, research data were obtained from 153 managers, in...

abstracta number of economists argue that the capital expenditure has a positive impact and the current expenditure has negative impact on output while others believe that the government expenditure, regardless of being current or capital spending, has a negative impact on the economy. in this direction, this paper tries to investigate the impact of current and capital government expenditure on...

The purpose of this study was to consider the goodness of fit of a structural model of the relationship between teachers' job motivation and their social capital and social-emotional skills with the mediation of self-efficacy. The research method was descriptive-correlational. The statistical population included female teachers working in the 10th and 5th districts of Tehran in the second secon...