Is Social Capital Associated with Corporate Innovation? Evidence from Publicly Listed Firms in the U.S.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iftekhar Hasan ◽  
Chun Keung (Stan) Hoi ◽  
Qiang Wu ◽  
Hao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Corporate Innovation ◽  
The U.S

Is social capital associated with corporate innovation? Evidence from publicly listed firms in the U.S

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 ◽  
pp. 101623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Iftekhar Hasan ◽  
Chun-Keung (Stan) Hoi ◽  
Qiang Wu ◽  
Hao Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Listed Firms ◽  
Corporate Innovation ◽  
The U.S

Neighborhood Firearm Victimization Rates and Social Capital Over Time

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin C. Medina
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Longitudinal Data ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Policy Planning ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Neighborhood Social Capital ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The U.S ◽  
Over Time ◽  
Victimization Rates

Distribution of firearm victimization is not equal within cities. Victimization can persistently concentrate in a small number of neighborhoods, while others experience very little violence. Theorists have pointed to one possible explanation as the ability of groups to control violence using social capital. Researchers have shown this association at the U.S. county, state, and national levels. Few studies, however, have examined the relationship between neighborhood social capital and violence over time. This study uses longitudinal data to ask whether neighborhood social capital both predicts and is influenced by firearm victimization over 3 years in Philadelphia. The results of several regression analyses suggest that trusting others and firearm victimization are inversely related over time. Implications for neighborhood policy planning and social capital as a theoretical framework are discussed.

What Influences the Market Outcome of Online P2P Lending Marketplace?

2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Xu ◽  
Chuan Luo ◽  
Dongyu Chen ◽  
Haichao Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Interest Rate ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Global Perspective ◽  
Archival Data ◽  
Bank Institution ◽  
Creditor Bank ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
P2p Lending ◽  
The U.S

Online Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending marketplaces allow individuals to lend and borrow directly among each other without the mediation of a creditor bank institution. Prior literature has examined online P2P, but has largely been limited to the Western context. This paper thus explores how social capital and other factors influences online P2P lending in the U.S. and China. Based on the archival data of Prosper and PPDai, we compare market outcome of two online P2P lending marketplaces in the U.S. and China. The empirical results show that social capital is not equally important in different online communities. Social capital seems to be more influential for likelihood of getting funded in China than in the U.S. In contrast, social capital has influence on interest rate in the U.S. only. The authors' study thus extends current understanding about how social capital influences online communities to a global perspective.

Using Profiles of Human and Social Capital to Understand Adult Immigrants’ Education Needs: A Latent Class Approach

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calonie M. K. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Education Needs ◽  
International Assessment ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Adult Immigrants ◽  
Human And Social Capital ◽  
The U.S

With the U.S. adult education system providing education services to millions of immigrants annually, understanding the unique skills and assets among adult immigrant learners is important. Using data from the U.S. Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies, this study used data on immigrants ( n = 1,873) to identify latent classes along dimensions of human and social capital. Latent class analysis indicated five discrete profiles: High Opportunity, Upskill Ready, Satisfactorily Skilled, Motivated and Engaged, and Highly Skilled. The results provide support for using customized education approaches to capitalize on the collection of assets adult learners have while concurrently increasing education service providers’ capacity to serve.

Do Informal Contracts Matter for Corporate Innovation? Evidence from Social Capital

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (5) ◽  
pp. 1657-1684 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul Gupta ◽  
Kartik Raman ◽  
Chenguang Shang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Information Asymmetry ◽  
Labor Union ◽  
Social Costs ◽  
Opportunistic Behavior ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Corporate Innovation ◽  
Union Coverage ◽  
The Social ◽  
Informal Contracts

We examine the relevance of informal contracting mechanisms for corporate innovation. Using social capital to capture the social costs imposed on opportunistic behavior by management, we report evidence that firms headquartered in states with higher levels of social capital are associated with more innovation. This result is more pronounced when employees are more susceptible to holdup (e.g., firms with low labor union coverage, firms located in states with weak legal protections for employees, and firms surrounded by few external employment opportunities) and when employees face higher levels of information asymmetry. Our study highlights the importance of informal contracts for innovation.

Specialization as Insurance: Specialization and Social Capital in the U.S. Lobbying Industry

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
pp. 14046
Author(s):  
Heejung Byun ◽  
Justin Frake ◽  
Rajshree Agarwal
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
The U.S
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