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Bandiera, Oriana, Barankay, Iwan and Rasul, Imran (2008) Social capital in the workplace : evidence on its formation and consequences. Labour Economics, Vol.15 (No.4, Sp. Iss. SI). pp. 725-749. doi:10.1016/j.labeco.2007.07.006
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2007.07.006
Abstract
The existence of social ties between co-workers affect many aspects of firm and worker behavior, such as how workers respond to a given set of incentives, the optimal compensation structures for workers at different tiers of the firm hierarchy, and the optimal organizational design for the firm. This paper presents evidence on the social capital in one particular firm, as embodied in the friendship ties among its workers. We describe the structure of the friendship network as a whole and present evidence on the determinants of social ties. Finally, we review evidence from a field experiment we conducted in the firm to highlight one particular mechanism through which social capital significantly affects worker performance. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Social capital (Sociology), Labor productivity, Organizational behavior, Social networks -- Economic aspects | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Labour Economics | ||||
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV | ||||
| ISSN: | 0927-5371 | ||||
| Official Date: | August 2008 | ||||
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| Volume: | Vol.15 | ||||
| Number: | No.4, Sp. Iss. SI | ||||
| Number of Pages: | 25 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 725-749 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.labeco.2007.07.006 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
| Description: | Conference on Firm and Employees, Nuremberg, Germany, Sep 29-30 2006 |
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| Type of Event: | Conference |
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