Organizational networks and social capital

TY - CHAP

T1 - Organizational networks and social capital

AU - Svendsen, Gunnar Lind Haase

AU - Waldstrøm, Christian

PY - 2013

Y1 - 2013

N2 - This chapter presents a framework for understanding organizational networks and social capital through the lens of “social capital ownership” as well as the private and collective goods provided through this ownership. More specifically, it argues that ownership of social capital in organizations is closely connected to four types of social capital – two belonging to the bridging social capital type, and two belonging to the bonding social capital type. The chapter first reviews literature on organizational social capital and then directly focuses on ownership of social capital in organizations, as well as the derived benefits, or losses. Next, the chapter presents an empirical case apt to illustrate the theoretical findings in part one, namely the nineteenth-century Danish Cooperative Dairy Movement (Svendsen and Svendsen 2004). It is demonstrated how social capital among Danish peasants was established within this movement, leading to economic progress and collective good provision.

AB - This chapter presents a framework for understanding organizational networks and social capital through the lens of “social capital ownership” as well as the private and collective goods provided through this ownership. More specifically, it argues that ownership of social capital in organizations is closely connected to four types of social capital – two belonging to the bridging social capital type, and two belonging to the bonding social capital type. The chapter first reviews literature on organizational social capital and then directly focuses on ownership of social capital in organizations, as well as the derived benefits, or losses. Next, the chapter presents an empirical case apt to illustrate the theoretical findings in part one, namely the nineteenth-century Danish Cooperative Dairy Movement (Svendsen and Svendsen 2004). It is demonstrated how social capital among Danish peasants was established within this movement, leading to economic progress and collective good provision.

M3 - Book chapter

SN - 978-1-4051-9982-7

SP - 311

EP - 327

BT - A Companion to Organizational Anthropology

A2 - Caulkins , D. Douglas

A2 - Jordan, Ann T.

PB - Wiley-Blackwell

ER -