Group social capital and group effectiveness: The role of informal socializing ties

• 成果类型: Article; Proceedings Paper
• 署名作者: Oh, HS; Chung, MH; Labianca, G
• 署名单位: Yonsei University; Hansung University; Emory University
• 刊物名称: ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0001-4273
• DOI: 10.5465/20159627
• 发表日期: 2004
• 页码: 860-875
• 关键词: knowledge transfer; Network structure; performance; cohesion; INNOVATION; diversity; BOUNDARY; ORGANIZATIONS; perceptions; management

摘要

This study introduces the concept of group social capital, which is the configuration of group members' social relationships within a group and in the social structure of a broader organization, and tests the proposition that group effectiveness is maximized via optimal configurations of different conduits for such capital. These conduits include intragroup closure relationships and bridging relationships that span vertical and horizontal intergroup boundaries. Results from our 60-team field study of informal socializing ties provide empirical support.