Social capital: a theory of social structure and action

By Alain Degenne. 2004

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Subfields: Sociology and Political Science

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The Effect of International Work Experience on the Career Success of Expatriates: A Comparison of Assigned and Self‐Initiated Expatriates (2017, background): “Such social capital enables managers to do their work more effectively, as it facilitates access to knowledge and career opportunities (Kim, 2002; Lin, 2001).”
Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness (2008, background): “resources embedded in social networks to gain returns (Lin 2001).”
Do People Who Like Diversity Practice Diversity in Neighbourhood Life? Neighbourhood Use and the Social Networks of ‘Diversity-Seekers’ in a Mixed Neighbourhood in the Netherlands (2010, background): “Such resources contribute to social mobility (e.g. Granovetter 1973; Lin 2001; Ooka and Wellman 2006; Portes 1998; Putnam 2000).”
Social Capital and Knowledge Integration in Digitally Enabled Teams (2008, background): “Social capital has been defined as " resources embedded in social networks accessed and used by actors for action " (Lin 2001, p. 25).”
Social media and migration: Virtual community 2.0 (2011, background): “The discussion has also broadened out to include ongoing debates about social capital (Bourdieu, 1986; Coleman, 1988; Lin, 2001; Portes & Landolt, 1996; Putnam, 2000) – the benefits provided to both individuals and society by social networks.”
Integrating Discovery and Creation Perspectives of Entrepreneurial Action: The Relative Roles of Founding CEO Human Capital, Social Capital, and Psychological Capital in Contexts of Risk Versus Uncertainty (2015, background): “Social capital: contextual differences in the value of ‘who you know’ Social capital refers to the benefits that individuals are able to extract from their social structures, networks, and memberships (Lin, 2001).”
Proposals for the measurement of individual social capital (2003, background): “10-11: Types of actions involved with social capital (Lin 1999b, 2001): instrumental (10), expressive (11).”
Structural embeddedness and the liability of newness among nonprofit organizations (2004, background): “Social capital theory argues that interpersonal and interorganizational networks are key in enabling actors to access resources that others control (Burt 1992; Amburgey and Rao 1996; Lin 2002).”
Reliability and Validity of the Personal Social Capital Scale 16 and Personal Social Capital Scale 8: Two Short Instruments for Survey Studies (2013, background): “Compared to the Name Generator, the Position Generator and the Resource Generator provide much broader measurement of social capital because they considered resources possessed by a person’s network members and access to these resources (Bian 2004; Lin 2001; Van Der Gaag and Webber 2010).”
Getting on board: Organizational socialization and the contribution of social capital (2013, background): “Across many disciplines there is a growing recognition of the important role social relations play in facilitating learning, performance, and well-being (Adler and Kwon, 2002; Bandiera et al., 2008; Coleman, 1988; Granovetter, 1985; Lin, 2001; Nahapiet and Ghoshal, 1998; Portes, 1998; Putnam, 2000).”
Innovation in family and non-family businesses: a resource perspective (2010, background): “Inside the organisation, social capital can reduce transaction costs, facilitate information flows, knowledge creation and accumulation (Burt, 2000; Lin, 2001; Nahapiet and Ghoshal, 1998), and improve creativity (Perry-Smith and Shalley, 2003).”
Capitalizing on the look: insights into the glance, attention economy, and Instagram (2018, background): “Social capital is the result of subconscious, and in the case of Instagram, conscious investment strategies such as artistry and branding, that continually reinforce and strengthen these connections (Bourdieu, 1986; Lin, 2001).”
Social Capital and Entrepreneurial Performance in Russia: A Longitudinal Study (2003, methodology): “The method also enables one to collect data on strong and weak ties simultaneously (Lin 2001a).”
The Contaminating Effects of Building Instrumental Ties (2014, background): “A fundamental principle of network theory is that an individual’s social relationships provide potential access to resources, information, and opportunities (Lin, 2001).”