Empirical research on the role of internal social capital upon the innovation performance of cooperative firms

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kashosi Gad David ◽  
Wu Yang ◽  
Epede Mesumbe Bianca ◽  
Gutama Kusse Getele
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Cooperative Firms

Impact of intangible resources (dominant logic) on SMEs innovation performance, the mediating role of dynamic managerial capabilities: evidence from China

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kashif Ullah Khan ◽  
Fouzia Atlas ◽  
Usman Ghani ◽  
Sadia Akhtar ◽  
Farhan Khan
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dominant Logic ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Intangible Resources ◽  
Dynamic Managerial Capabilities ◽  
Managerial Capabilities ◽  
Management Capabilities

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the important role of intangible resources under resource based view (RBV) such as dominant logic (information filter and learning/routines) and dynamic managerial capabilities (managerial human capital, HC; social capital, SC and managerial cognition, MC) in small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) innovation performance in Hefei, Anhui province China.Design/methodology/approachAn empirical study was conducted while distributing 498 questionnaires among different SMEs in Hefei, of which around 429 responses were received. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to test the proposed hypotheses.FindingsThis research study is an endeavor to fill the missing link in the existing literature, and empirical analysis of this research supports all the hypotheses confirming that dominant logic and dynamic managerial capabilities are valuable intangible resources and positively and significantly influence the SMEs innovation performance. Results also indicate that managerial human capital, social capital and managerial cognition (dynamic managerial capabilities) play a significant mediating role between dominant logic and SMEs innovation performance.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings suggest that those SMEs which are lacking tangible resources should build and nurture their top management capabilities and dominant logic and SMEs effectively utilizing these intangible resources can enhance their innovation performance.Practical implicationsThe findings suggest that SMEs lacking tangible resources should build and nurture their top management capabilities and dominant logic and SMEs effectively utilizing these intangible resources can enhance their innovation performance.Originality/valueThis paper argues theoretically (under RBV and dynamic capabilities view-DCV) and demonstrates empirically that in an emerging economy, i.e. China characterized by highly volatile, dynamic and uncertain competitive environments, SMEs lack tangible resources; therefore, intangible resources (e.g. dominant logic-DL and dynamic managerial capabilities-DMC) are vital for SMEs innovation performance and competitive advantage.

scholarly journals Impact of Social Capital on Health Safety During the SARS - CoV - 2 Flu Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 304-344
Author(s):  
Felicjan Bylok
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Lower Number ◽  
Health Safety ◽  
Care System

Abstract This paper describes the role of social capital in terms of stimulating activities aimed at improving health safety in times of the Covid 19 pandemic. Ensuring health safety constitutes one of the fundamental aims of every health care system, which is executed by means of multiple institutions associated with health care, as well as through collective action. Social capital stimulates collective action with the aim of stopping the spread of the pandemic. The aim of this paper is to search for ties between social capital and the spread of the pandemic in Poland. As a result of empirical research, it was established that strong social capital had a significant impact on the lower number of Covid-19 infections in provinces in Poland. Simultaneously, this impact is dependent on the level of infections in society. The greater the number of Covid-19 infections, the less social capital restricts the spread of the pandemic.

Improving Tourism Innovation Performance: Linking Perspectives of Asset Specificity, Intellectual Capital, and Absorptive Capacity

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 908-930
Author(s):  
AiHua Wu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Intellectual Capital ◽  
Asset Specificity ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Intermediate Level ◽  
Managerial Practices ◽  
Mediating Role

This study seeks to better understand the link of a tourism firm’s intellectual capital to innovation performance, empirically testing the mediating role of absorptive capacity and moderating effect of asset specificity. Findings from 217 Chinese tourism firms indicate that absorptive capacity plays a mediating role in the capital–performance link, and the effect of social capital to absorptive capacity is highest when asset specificity is at an intermediate level, having an inverted “U” shape. The result indicates that the effect of the human capital is “U” shape with asset specificity. Thus, the findings make a few new important insights to the tourism innovation literature and also offer a number of vital implications for tourism managerial practices.

National innovation performance: the role of human capital and social capital

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 296-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuliani Suseno ◽  
Craig Standing ◽  
Reza Kiani-Mavi ◽  
Paul Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Human Capital ◽  
Innovation Performance

The effects of supply chain fairness and the buyer’s power sources on the innovation performance of the supplier: a mediating role of social capital accumulation

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (7) ◽  
pp. 987-997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung-Tae Kim ◽  
Jung Seung Lee ◽  
Su-Yol Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Supply Chain ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Power Sources ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Mediating Role

Purpose This study aims to examine the effects of contractual fairness and power sources on the relationship between the buyer and supplier on the innovation performance of the supplier. The mediating role of social capital accumulation between fairness, power and innovation performance was empirically explored. Design/methodology/approach Hypotheses were developed to investigate the relationships between supply chain fairness, power sources, social capital and innovation performance. Using structural equation modeling, the hypotheses were tested on data of 209 responses collected from supplying firms in South Korea. Findings This study finds that supply chain contractual fairness and referent power use contribute to the innovation performance of the supplier through social capital accumulation between the buyer and supplier. Coercive power, in contrast, impedes the performance improvement of the supplier. Originality/value This study provides supply chain practitioners, academics and policy-makers with guidance on how to facilitate and enhance innovation capabilities and performance across the supply chain. By applying social capital theory, this study also provides theoretical underpinning of the literature on supply chain fairness, power and innovation.

scholarly journals Knowledge-based HRM practices and innovation performance: Role of social capital and knowledge sharing

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 100830
Author(s):  
Sanjay Kumar Singh ◽  
Alice Mazzucchelli ◽  
Saeedeh Rezaee Vessal ◽  
Adriano Solidoro
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Knowledge Based

Entrepreneurial orientation, social capital, and firm performance: The mediating role of innovation performance

2021 ◽  
pp. 146575032110552
Author(s):  
Huseyin Ince ◽  
Salih Zeki Imamoglu ◽  
Mehmet Ali Karakose
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Firm Performance ◽  
Entrepreneurial Orientation ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Equation Modelling ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, social capital, innovation performance, and firm performance has attracted the attention of many researchers. However, there is a lack of research on the mediating role of innovation performance on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation, social capital, and firm performance. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mediating effect of innovation performance on the relationships between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance and between social capital and firm performance. The study involves a questionnaire-based survey of managers from a variety of firms operating in Turkey. A total of 665 surveys from 298 firms were received and subjected to structural equation modelling analyses. We find that: (1) entrepreneurial orientation and social capital affect innovation performance, (2) innovation performance affects firm performance, and (3) innovation performance mediates the relationship between social capital and firm performance, and between entrepreneurial orientation and firm performance.

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