Category Archives: Social capital

Linking Social Capital to Small-worlds: A look at local and network-level processes and structure

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Giorgio Bertini

In the past decade, two topics have generated much interest in the idea of social networks and network analysis. These are social capital, popularised by Robert Putnam, and small-worlds, popularised by Duncan Watts and Albert-László Barabási. Social capital highlights local … Continue reading →

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Handbook of social capital: the troika of sociology, political science and economics

Posted on December 4, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Given the current global economic crisis that has its root causes in the psychology of the marketplace every bit as much as any other factor, the Handbook of Social Capital is timely, insightful, informed, informative, thoughtful and thought-provoking reading. . … Continue reading →

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Social capital and political bias in knowledge sharing

Posted on February 4, 2011 by Giorgio Bertini

Read The benefits of social capital for the sharing of knowledge are frequently emphasized in the literature. However, a few authors have also begun to draw our attention towards the drawbacks of social capital for the working of organizations. In … Continue reading →

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A Better Formula for Economic Growth: Connecting Smart Risk Takers

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Giorgio Bertini

Build a magnificent technology park next to a research university; provide incentives for chosen businesses to locate there; add some venture capital. That is the common recipe for harnessing higher education and industry to spur economic growth as prescribed by … Continue reading →

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