Social Capital Orientation Research Articles

An Empirical Study of the Antecedents and Consequences of Innovativeness

In this study, we address two research questions: Why are some SMEs (Small Medium Enterprise) more innovative than others? What effect does innovativeness has on business performance? Accordingly, we draw on various theoretical perspectives to develop hypotheses that propose social capital orientation and market orientation as key antecedents to innovativeness, as well as a direct relationship between innovativeness and business performance. A model is devised and tested that examines these relationships in general. Findings confirm the validity of the model. Lastly, implications are offered on the antecedents and consequences of organizational innovativeness.

Innovativeness: Its Antecedents and Impact on SME Business Performance

In this study, three research questions are addressed: (1) What effects do organizational orientations (i.e. social capital orientation, market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation) have on innovativeness? (2) What effect does innovativeness has on business performance? (3) To what extent innovativeness mediate relationship between organizational orientations and business performance? Resource Based View (RBV) was applied to not only to develop key antecedents to innovativeness, such as social capital orientation, market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation, but also the relationship between innovativeness and business performance. Findings confirm the validity of the model. It also indicates innovativeness, appears to be a key mediator in the web of relationships among organizational orientations and business performance. Lastly, implications are offered on the antecedents and consequences of innovativeness.

The Notion of Social Capital and its Value in Promoting Acceptance of Biotech Crops

A social capital orientation in agricultural extension can help to transform passive populations into active citizens through the adoption of a balanced approach, influencing the ability of individuals and groups to cooperate in taking advantage of emerging opportunities and synergies. This paper analyses the existing social capital status in three villages in the Bangalore rural district of Karnataka state in India, as a prerequisite for developing and initiating biotechnology interventions in the form of GM crops for combating micronutrient malnutrition. An ‘ex-post-facto cause to effect’ design was used, and a rural appraisal ascertained that the levels of malnutrition and vulnerability were significant in these villages. The majority of farmers surveyed exhibited a medium level of social capital status. Six variables – level of education, area under agriculture, annual investment in agriculture, long-term investment in agriculture, cosmopoliteness and mass media usage – had a positive and significant relationship, whereas three – area under agriculture, long-term investment in agriculture and cosmopoliteness – collectively explained 37.2% of the variation in social capital between the groups. The findings suggest a need for further research to identify better variables that can predict social capital status.

MODEL PENGEMBANGAN KINERJA ORGANISASI MELALUI KUALITAS JEJARING, KUALITAS KEPERCAYAAN DAN INOVASI

This research examines empirically and analyzes the influences of social capital in forms ofnetwork quality and trust, innovations of organizational performance. The populations in thisresearch were the medium furniture businesses in Central Java. This research took samplesas many as 127 respondents. The respondents were the managers/medium wooden furniturebusiness owners with the manpower ranging from 20 to 100 people. Data collection techniqueused questionnaires, and focus group discussion with the managers/ business owners. Theused technique of analysis was the Structural Equation Modeling. The examination on theinfluence of the moderation of environmental adaptability properties used the Multi-GroupedSequential Equation Modeling. The theoretical finding in this research is that, it is able to explain(1) uncertainty of the roles of social capital, network, and trust in improving organizationalperformance, (3) uncertainty of the role of innovation in mediating the social capital orientationon the organizational performance, (4) uncertainty of the role of environment moderating thecausal relationships among social capital, innovation, and organizational performance, and(6) it is able to add the literature concerning social capital orientation, especially the mattersconcerning wooden furniture medium business, which are still relatively limited.Keywords : Organizational Performance, Social Capital Orientation, Organizational Learning, Innovation

Social capital and leadership development

PurposeAs organizations face volatile and virtual environments there is a growing need to equip emerging leaders with skills to generate, utilize and maintain social capital. This paper aims to examine five recent, large leadership studies to clarify the role that human capital or social capital capabilities play in present day and future leadership.Design/methodology/approachResearchers review five recent large leadership studies, assessing the human capital and/or social capital orientation of identified leadership capabilities.FindingsThe analysis indicates that, although there is a primary focus on human capital capabilities, social capital skills have begun to receive more attention as components of a leader's skill set.Research limitations/implicationsThe review focused on five published studies and does not reflect the comprehensiveness of a meta‐analysis. Hence conclusions may not apply to all situations. Further exploration and longitudinal study of the efficacy of various developmental approaches and the differential impacts of human and social capital approaches on leaders' effectiveness is suggested.Practical implicationsThe growing value placed on leadership social capital capabilities is further addressed here through the presentation of specific social capital skill development initiatives that may be implemented within an organization.Originality/valueThe paper suggests that social capital skills have received more attention recently, yet remain undervalued compared with human capital as important leadership components and offers suggestions for enhancing leadership development initiatives through specific foci on social capital skill development including adopting an open‐systems organic mindset, leveraging relational aspects of leadership development, and building networking and story‐telling skills.

Innovativeness: Its Antecedents and Relationship to SME Business Performance

In this study, three research questions are addressed: (1) What effects do organizational orientations (i.e. social capital orientation, market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation) have on innovativeness? (2) What effect does innovativeness has on business performance? (3) To what extent innovativeness mediate relationship between organizational orientations and business performance? Resource Based View (RBV) was applied to not only to develop key antecedents to innovativeness, such as social capital orientation, market orientation and entrepreneurial orientation, but also the relationship between innovativeness and business performance. Findings confirm the validity of the model. It also indicates innovativeness, appears to be a key mediator in the web of relationships among organizational orientations and business performance. Finally, implications are offered on the antecedents and consequences of innovativeness.