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Social Capital : Reaching Out, Reaching In

Authors :
Viva Ona Bartkus
James H. Davis
Viva Ona Bartkus
James H. Davis
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Social capital has taken the social sciences by storm yet remains fraught with controversy. Despite its complexity and conceptual difficulties, the persistent interest in social capital arises from the fact that it helps us make sense of why people do what they do. This book showcases new innovative research in economics, politics, sociology, and management regarding the topic. Leading scholars from a variety of disciplines present ground-breaking new research exploring the still-undiscovered value of social capital. The book employs a self-consciously multi-disciplinary approach to address two objectives: reaching out and reaching in. Through theoretical and empirical scholarship, the authors explore the many contexts in which the phenomenon can have impact. In effect, social capital research reaches out to issues of economic well-being, civic participation, educational achievement, knowledge and norm formation, and competitive advantage. Further, the authors investigate the many connections between the core themes of social capital and the pillars on which it rests, including structural networks, cognition, relationships and trust. This book is fundamentally about bridging - bridging across disciplines, units of analysis, and themes.Scholars, students, and other interested readers from the social sciences and management will find this book challenging and illuminating.

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9781847200723 and 9781848445963
Database :
eBook Index
Journal :
Social Capital : Reaching Out, Reaching In
Publication Type :
eBook
Accession number :
265876