The Sociological Study of Social Capital impact on knowledge Creation
Volume 10, Issue 1, Winter 2009, Pages 3-28
M . abbazadaeh, L. Moghtadaei
Abstract In the third millennium, is expected from holders of knowledge with having social capital, especially in academic areas, while creating new knowledge as a latent capital, in order to promote community problems, Could play an active role. In this base, The aim of this research is The sociological Study ofSocial capital (arise of Bourdieu, Coleman, Putnam, and Fukuyama) impact on knowledge creation (arise of Nonaka, Takeuchi &…)in Isfahan university. Research method of this study was Survey, statistical population including academic members of IsfahanUniversity (1387) that 142 person of them were selected by Cochran Formula, based on random Sampling. Technique of the study was Questionnaire. Statistical method was including, Multiple Regression and Path Analysis. To assess Path Coefficient, LISREL Method Estimated has been used. All of the data set was analyzed (get from questionnaire) by Spss17 software. Result showed that there are significant relationships between social capital and knowledge creation, namely whatever increases social capital, the same extant, increases knowledge creation. R Adjusted Square showed that 19 percent of variations of dependent variable, explained by Independent variables. Other impacts related to another variables, which we did not considered them.