This chapter reviews social capital as discussed in the literature, identifies controversies and
debates, considers some critical issues, and provides conceptual and research strategies for …

In this paper, we review and analyze the emerging network paradigm in organizational
research. We begin with a conventional review of recent research organized around …

Online influencer marketing (OIM) has become an integral component of brands' marketing
strategies; however, marketers lack an adequate understanding of its scope, effectiveness …

Social movements have an elusive power but one that is altogether real. From the French
and American revolutions to the Arab Spring, and to ethnic and terrorist movements of today …

A growing number of sociologists, political scientists, economists, and organizational
theorists have invoked the concept of social capital in the search for answers to a …

This paper introduces a social network perspective to the study of strategic alliances. It
extends prior research, which has primarily considered alliances as dyadic exchanges and …

To assess the effects of a firm's network of relations on innovation, this paper elaborates a
theoretical framework that relates three aspects of a firm's ego network—direct ties, indirect …

This article outlines the mechanism by which brokerage provides social capital. Opinion and
behavior are more homogeneous within than between groups, so people connected across …

In the 1990s the concept of social capital—defined here as the norms and networks that
enable people to act collectively—enjoyed a remarkable rise to prominence across all the …

Ethnic diversity is increasing in most advanced countries, driven mostly by sharp increases
in immigration. In the long run immigration and diversity are likely to have important cultural …