background thalassemia is among the most common hematological diseases, but it has no definitive cure. the self-concept in adolescents with thalassemia major changes due to changes in their facial form. among the factors affecting the patient’s self-concept is social capital. objectives the study aims to examine the relationship between social capital and self-concept in adolescents with thalas...

divine religions have a significant impact on formation of social norms and strengthening of social capital through the promotion of the moral virtues. the purpose of this study is to demonstrate the impact of doctrines, rituals and ethical teachings of islam on muslims’ social capital in the 40 countries using the generalized trust index and the ordinary least squares method. research findings...

background: social capital has been defined as norms, networks, and social links that facilitate collective actions. social capital is related to a number of main social and public health variables. therefore, the present study aimed to determine the factors associated with social capital among the residents of tehran, iran.   methods: in this large cross-sectional population-based study, 31531...

This is a draft version of a contribution to the conference volume following the 1999 SCALE conference on social capital (Amsterdam, december 9-11). It presents a conceptual approach to the measurement of social capital as defined on the level of individuals, with the aim to develop a yardstick for social capital that can be used in prospective studies investigating its productivity and goal sp...

Networks which span organizational boundaries are an important source of knowledge. According to literature they provide flexible access to new knowledge. This paper aims to explore and understand the utilization of highly skilled contractors with regards to organizational knowledge. Based on the theory of social capital and empirical data a grounded theoretical framework is developed. The fram...

social capital and quality of life are one of the most important growing concepts in society. social capital is productive as any other capital and it is considered as a suitable ground to take advantage of economic and cultural capitals as well as a way for the success of a society. this study aimed at evaluating the effect of social capital on the quality of life of azadshahr's citizens....

social capital is a concept which has attracted the attention of scientists in various fields including management in recent years. the literature on social capital concept has several dimensions and indicators and their relation with many other variables has been studied. the important point is that although the dimensions and indicators can be analyzed separately, they are not isolated and th...

this paper aims to study the relationship between social capital and culture of citizenship as key elements of social sciences.  in the recent decades, the variables such as social cooperation, solidarity, trust and awareness have been discussed by sociologists as the fundamental factors of social capital and the values and norms of citizenship. thus, the current research aims at specifying the...

with organizations entering knowledge-based economy, knowledge and as a result intangible assets is considered as one of the most important competitive advantages in organizations. nowadays using intangible assets has a very significant influence on organizations’ success and survival social and intellectual capitals are among the most important intangible assets. social capital enjoys being au...

the study aims at investigating the relationship between social capital and national identity. based on giddens’ theory on identity and woolcock and narayan’s theory of social capital, the researchers, through a survey study, have investigated the relationship between social capital and national identity of 360 students of shiraz university. independent variables include demographic variables, ...