Abstract
Based on a double case-study, this paper discusses the
role of social capital in the creation of organisational
absorptive capacity.
Bridging social capital makes it possible to acquire new
knowledge whereas bonding social capital assists the
exploitation of that knowledge. In addition, this study
presents a concept of creative social capital to
facilitate the transition from assimilation to
transformation.
Two action research cases present the generation of
social interaction mechanisms that facilitate the move
from potential absorptive capacity to realised absorptive
capacity. In these cases the creative social capital is
being concretised as a) group-based identity, and b)
willingness to form a mutual goal.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 11th International CINet Conference,: Practicing Innovation in Times of Discontinuity, |
| Publisher | Continuous Innovation Network (CINet) |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-90-77360-13-2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
| MoE publication type | A4 Article in a conference publication |
| Event | 11th CINet Conference 2010 - Zürich, Switzerland Duration: 5 Sept 2010 → 7 Sept 2010 |
Conference
| Conference | 11th CINet Conference 2010 |
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| Country/Territory | Switzerland |
| City | Zürich |
| Period | 5/09/10 → 7/09/10 |