TY - JOUR
T1 - Dimensions of social capital and firm competitiveness improvement
T2 - The mediating role of information sharing
AU - WU, Wei Ping
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - This study investigates the mediating role of information sharing in the relationships between dimensions of social capital and firm competitiveness, thereby positing a possible explanation for the divergent empirical results of the social capital-performance relationship in the existing literature. The study uses a sample of 108 Hong Kong-based Chinese family-owned firms from the manufacturing sector. Largely supporting the theoretical predictions, the results from multiple regression and structural equation model tests show that information sharing plays a mediating role in the relationships between three dimensions of social capital (trust, network ties, and repeated transactions) and firm competitiveness improvement.
AB - This study investigates the mediating role of information sharing in the relationships between dimensions of social capital and firm competitiveness, thereby positing a possible explanation for the divergent empirical results of the social capital-performance relationship in the existing literature. The study uses a sample of 108 Hong Kong-based Chinese family-owned firms from the manufacturing sector. Largely supporting the theoretical predictions, the results from multiple regression and structural equation model tests show that information sharing plays a mediating role in the relationships between three dimensions of social capital (trust, network ties, and repeated transactions) and firm competitiveness improvement.
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00741.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00741.x
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:38149015352
SN - 0022-2380
VL - 45
SP - 122
EP - 146
JO - Journal of Management Studies
JF - Journal of Management Studies
IS - 1
ER -