Asia Pacific business review special issue: Social capital application & outcomes: Service firms in the Asia Pacific region
Abstract
The concept of social capital has received considerable attention in the fields of business, economics, sociology and political science. Social capital is broadly conceptualized by scholars as consisting of resources and network ties embedded in the social structures and relationships that facilitate beneficial outcomes for the actors within those structures (Coleman 1988). Notwithstanding the substantial literature on social capital produced in recent years, there have been fewer attempts to examine social capital in the context of service firms. The service industry may include areas of finance, telecommunications, education, retail and professional services. This is surprising since social relations matter in service firms. Services continue to account for significant levels of total foreign direct investment in greenfield projects and merger and acquisition deals in the world (UNCTAD 2014). Indeed, it would be unimaginable for any economic activity, particularly in service firms, to occur without social capital.
Document Type
Other
Date of Publication
2016
Volume
22
Issue
2
School
School of Business and Law
Copyright
subscription content
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Comments
Suseno, Y., & Rowley, C. (2016). Asia Pacific business review special issue: Social capital application & outcomes: Service firms in the Asia Pacific region. Asia Pacific Business Review, 22(2), 351-352. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2015.1081352