In Good Company
How Social Capital Makes Organizations Work
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
BBB Library: Operations Management
ISBN: 978-0875849133
Editorial Review
Social capital consists of the stock of active connections among people: the trust, mutual understanding, and shared values and behaviors that bind the members of human networks and communities and make cooperative action possible. It makes an organization, or any cooperative group, more than a collection of individuals’ intent on achieving their own private purposes. The book discusses trust, networks, and communities, social space and time, and communication, and the kinds of benefits organizations can derive from these elements and supports.
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Wisdom to Share
Social capital consists of the stock of active connections among people: the trust, mutual understanding, and shared values and behaviors that bind the members of human networks and communities and make cooperative action possible.
Social capital makes an organization, or any cooperative group, more than a collection of individuals intent on achieving their own private purposes,
Social capital bridges the space between people. Its characteristic elements and indicators include high levels of trust, robust personal networks and vibrant communities, shared under-standings, and a sense of equitable participation in a joint enterprise—all things that draw individuals together into a group.
Merely having shared values and a shared worldview guarantees nothing about a group's quality, rationality, or usefulness.
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The glue that holds networks and communities together includes several ingredients. Shared interests and shared tasks are among them. Trust is the key ingredient.
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