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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7701-073-3-0016

SOCIAL CAPITAL IN ORGANIZATIONS: RELEVANCE AND APPLICATION OF THEORY TO EMPLOYEE RELATIONS IN TODAY’S WORK ENVIRONMENT

Tomáš Dania1, Renata Kučerová1, Helena Chládková1, Sylvie Formánková1
1 Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics, Mendel University in Brno, Zemědělská 1, 613 00 Brno, Czechia

Social capital is perceived as a network of people or a network of relationships. Interactions take place within these networks, which arise in the environment of an organization. This creates added value, as mutual cooperation is enriching. Social capital is considered part of an organization’s culture. It is perceived as the result of certain activities and is built up gradually. However, it does not arise directly. Social capital is an element that unites individuals. Respondents consider the core of social capital to be its structure, within which information, knowledge, and values are shared. They add that the more specialized the network is, the more noticeable the losses are when an employee leaves. The research confirms that social capital theory is perceived as highly relevant in every aspect of human life and in almost every environment, including the internal environment of companies and organizations.

Keywords: corporate culture, human resources, sustainability leadership, typology of corporate approaches to ESG

pages: 16-20, online: 2025



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