RT Article
T1 On a Source of Social Capital: Gift Exchange
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 89
IS 3
SP 315
OP 329
A1 Dolfsma, Wilfred 1970-
A1 Eijk, René van der
A1 Jolink, Albert 1962-
A2 Eijk, René van der
A2 Jolink, Albert 1962-
LA English
YR 2009
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1785636049
AB The concept of social capital helps to explain relations within and between companies but has not crystallized yet. As such, the nature, development, and effects of such relations remain elusive. How is social capital created, how is it put to use, and how is it maintained? Can it decline, and if so, how? We argue that the concept of social capital remains a black box as the mechanisms that constitute it remain underdeveloped and that it is a black hole as many empirical phenomena are attributed to its presence. We use and develop the literature on gift exchange to provide a firmer theoretical basis for the concept of social capital.
K1 Exclusion
K1 Inclusion
K1 Trust
K1 gift exchange
K1 Social Relations
K1 Social Capital
DO 10.1007/s10551-008-0002-z