@article{ref1,
title="Dimensions of Social Capital and Firm Competitiveness Improvement: The Mediating Role of Information Sharing",
journal="Journal of Management Studies",
year="2008",
author="Wu, Wei‐ping",
volume="45",
number="1",
pages="122-146",
abstract="abstract  This study investigates the mediating role of information sharing in the relationships between dimensions of social capital and firm competitiveness, thereby positing a possible explanation for the divergent empirical results of the social capital–performance relationship in the existing literature. The study uses a sample of 108 Hong Kong-based Chinese family-owned firms from the manufacturing sector. Largely supporting the theoretical predictions, the results from multiple regression and structural equation model tests show that information sharing plays a mediating role in the relationships between three dimensions of social capital (trust, network ties, and repeated transactions) and firm competitiveness improvement.<p />",
language="",
issn="0022-2380",
doi="10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00741.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00741.x"
}