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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786826103321

Autore

Matiaske Wenzel

Titolo

Social capital in organizations [[electronic resource] ] : an exchange theory approach / / by Wenzel Matiaske

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2013

ISBN

1-4438-4885-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Disciplina

302

302.35

Soggetti

Social capital (Sociology)

Exchange theory (Sociology)

Management

Management - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

As recently as one generation ago, the term organization was synonymous with stasis, reliability, hierarchy and disciplined productivity. The new guiding principles of management practise, meanwhile, are dynamism, flexibility, teams and emancipated interactivity. The new key term ""network"" has summed up these contemporary organizational trends. This study suggest to interprete networks as social capital of individuals and organizations. This interpretation requires a theoretical and methodo...