Social capital and knowledge creation: Diminishing returns of the number and strength of exchange relationships

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作者：
McFadyen, MA [1 ]
Cannella, AA
机构：
[1] N Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
[2] Arizona State Univ, Tempe, AZ 85287 USA
来源：
ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT JOURNAL | 2004年 / 47卷 / 05期
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D O I：
10.5465/20159615
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F [经济];
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02 ;
摘要：
This study analyzed the relationship between social capital and knowledge creation at the individual level. Our limited theory of knowledge creation encompasses the number and strength of the relationships that a person maintains. Hypothesis tests in a sample of biomedical research scientists strongly supported predictions. As relationships increased in number, returns to knowledge creation diminished. Increased interactions with a single other showed a similar effect. The strength of interpersonal relations had a higher marginal effect on knowledge creation than the number of relations.
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页码：735 / 746
页数：12
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