02885nam 2200685 a 450 991045882780332120200520144314.01-280-90478-X0-19-153034-41-4356-0706-69780199249145(CKB)1000000000381240(EBL)422532(OCoLC)476257794(SSID)ssj0000115229(PQKBManifestationID)11117186(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000115229(PQKBWorkID)10026511(PQKB)10100341(SSID)ssj0000632898(PQKBManifestationID)12206412(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000632898(PQKBWorkID)10611068(PQKB)10574464(MiAaPQ)EBC422532(PPN)242149316(Au-PeEL)EBL422532(CaPaEBR)ebr10233620(CaONFJC)MIL90478(OCoLC)437108787(EXLCZ)99100000000038124020051212d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBrokerage and closure[electronic resource] an introduction to social capital /Ronald S. BurtOxford ;New York Oxford University Press20051 online resource (294 p.)Clarendon lectures in management studies seriesSeries statement taken from book jacket.0-19-924915-6 0-19-924914-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. [246]-275) and index.Table of Contents; Figures; Tables; Introduction; 1. The Social Capital of Structural Holes; 2. Creativity and Learning; 3. Closure, Trust, and Reputation; 4. Closure, Echo, and Rigidity; 5. Images of Equilibrium; References; Index; Social Capital, the advantage created by location in social structure, is a critical element in business strategy. Who has it, how it works, and how to develop it have become key questions as markets, organizations, and careers become more and more dependent on informal, discretionary relationships. The formal organization deals with accountability; Everything else flows through the informal: advice, coordination, cooperation friendship, gossip, knowledge, trust. Informal relations have always been with us, they have always mattered. What is new is the range of activities in which they now matClarendon lectures in management studies.Social capital (Sociology)Electronic books.Social capital (Sociology)302.3/501Burt Ronald S118943MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458827803321Brokerage and closure1991946UNINA