Based on reviewing resource theory, social capital theory, organizational learning, and technological evolution and related theories, and analyzing of environments that auto mobile enterprises in China face, the authors put forward a conceptual framework of competitive advantage and technology catching up of Independent Brand automobile enterprises in China. The model indicates that market iden...

Recent work on the social nature of transferring knowledge has identified knowledge sharing as a complex process, going beyond the simple relocation of bundles of knowledge. This increase in the number of knowledge sharing studies has also led to new insights regarding boundaries; however, more questions have been left opened than answered. Particularly, we know little about the role boundary c...

Social capital theory is based on the notion that networks of relationships constitute an important resource for the conduct of social affairs. Unlike human capital, which rests in individuals, social capital is embedded in the networks of mutual acquaintances and relationships of the individual or the organization. As a theoretical perspective, social capital is receiving increasing attention ...

The core of the organizational learning theory was that the organizational learning activities were the source of organizational value creation. The research focus of organizational learning theory was to discuss the socialization process of organizational learning from the perspective of social capital and its specific impact on the performance of organizational knowledge transfer. Previous st...

Based on the self-disclosure theory and the social capital theory, this study investigates if bloggers' self-disclosure enhances their social capital and if these capitals in turn enhance perception of subjective well-being (SWB). The results reveal that the self-disclosure of bloggers significantly and directly affects a blogger's perception of social integration, bonding social capital, and b...

various forms of capital provide sources in social structure that facilitate social action. the aim of this study was to compare available capitals in different generations of women. questionnaire was completed by 386 women and their mothers (a total of 772 questionnaires). the results indicate that cultural capital of the present generation has increased compared to past generation. social cap...

To understand the social driving forces that lead to environmental change, we must account for the role of social interactions, the development of norms of behavior and the institutionalization of rules and norms — the development of ‘social capital’. This paper demonstrates the utility of social capital theory by articulating linkages between human decision making at individual and collective ...

In field-capital theory, people acquire economic, social and cultural capital which they deploy in social arenas known as "fields" to compete for positions of distinction and status. Competitive behaviour in these fields is of interest to marketers. Examining human behaviour through the lens of field and capital theory highlights the importance of the competition motive in explaining consumers'...