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Effects Of Internal Social Capital On Organizational Learning

Posted on:2009-09-04Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X C LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2189360278458460Subject:Business management
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In the knowledge economy time, when the firms effectively perform organizational learning, they can attain sustaining competitive advantage. Compared with those competitors in the market, they may be more possibly to gain success. Now more and more firms pay attention to organizational learning, the networks they possess may have a great effect on their organizational learning behavior. Social capital focus on firms' network resources, various scholars interested in network relationships have recognized knowledge management of networks and its link with competitive success. In many fields, the concept of social capital and knowledge management are gaining currency.On the base of Zhejiang Private Enterprises , this paper researches how internal social capital effects organizational learning . Based on the analysis on plenty of former theories about social capital, and organizational learning and research on current condition within Zhejiang Private Enterprises, this paper firstly supposed a conceptual modeling between social capital and organizational learning behavior. Using a social capital framework, this paper identifies structural, cognitive, and relational dimensions for social capital. Then this paper links these social capital dimensions to three aspects of organizational learning behavior.After the data collection and initial analysis, this paper used spss as the analysis tool. Trough evaluation and adjustment, an optimal and updated conceptual modeling was formed and all the text outputs were produced. According to these results, this research proposed many advices to improve firm's social capital and organizational learning behavior. Then the findings indicate that all three dimensions of social capital promote organizational learning behavior. .This research is valuable for Zhejiang Private Enterprises to improve organizational learning.
Keywords/Search Tags:social capital, Zhejiang private enterprises, organizational learning
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