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DIMENSIONS OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND INNOVATION CAPABILITIES OF FIRMS THE PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AS A MEDIATOR

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).11      10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).11      Published : Sep 2018

Dimensions of Social Capital and Innovation Capabilities of Firms The Performance of Information Technology as a Mediator.

Abstract

    This paper empirically inquire the relation of social capital dimensions (relational social capital, structural social capital, and cognitive social capital), organization innovation capabilities, and the performance of information technology (IT) as a mediator in the said relationships. A total of 263 workers of different management cadres from software SMEs (Zhongguancun Software Park, Beijing, China) were randomly selected. However, 143 respondents submitted the complete response. Thus, the response rate was 54%. For the empirical investigation, the present paper uses Partial Least Squares, Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and Importance-Performance Matrix Analysis (IPMA) techniques to analyze the survey data. The direct and indirect relationship between dimensions of social capital and organizational innovation capabilities is significant. However, IT generates a partial mediation effect. IPMA highlights the importance of relational and structural social capital to innovation capabilities, however, IT is indicated as the key driver that trigger the effect of social capital on organization innovation capabilities. Future studies guidelines and limitations are explained at the end of this paper.

    Social Capital, Innovation Capabilities, Social Exchange Theory, Information Technology, PLS-SEM, IPMA

    (1) Mohsin Bashir
    Assistant Professor, Lyallpur Business School, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Waseem Bari
    Assistant Professor, Lyallpur Business School, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
    (3) Syed Hassan Raza
    Chairman, Department of Business Administration, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Bashir, M., Bari, M. W., & Raza, S. H. (2018). Dimensions of Social Capital and Innovation Capabilities of Firms The Performance of Information Technology as a Mediator.. Global Social Sciences Review, III(III), 175-192. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).11

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    CHICAGO : Bashir, Mohsin, Muhammad Waseem Bari, and Syed Hassan Raza. 2018. "Dimensions of Social Capital and Innovation Capabilities of Firms The Performance of Information Technology as a Mediator.." Global Social Sciences Review, III (III): 175-192 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).11

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    TURABIAN : Bashir, Mohsin, Muhammad Waseem Bari, and Syed Hassan Raza. "Dimensions of Social Capital and Innovation Capabilities of Firms The Performance of Information Technology as a Mediator.." Global Social Sciences Review III, no. III (2018): 175-192. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2018(III-III).11