mohammad amirpanahi; mahdi malmir; rasool Abbasi Taghi Dizaj
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The purpose of this paper is to test Slanner's model of the relationship between inequality and corruption, called the "inequality trap."The inequality trap starts with high levels of inequality and leads to rising levels of corruption by lowering generalized trust and then deepening inequality. we examine ...
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The purpose of this paper is to test Slanner's model of the relationship between inequality and corruption, called the "inequality trap."The inequality trap starts with high levels of inequality and leads to rising levels of corruption by lowering generalized trust and then deepening inequality. we examine the inequality trap hypothesis with the institutionalist approach using Bertelsmann project transition indicators.For this purpose, from 136 countries studied in Bertelsmann study, 19 countries in Mena region were selected as the target sample. Then, by comparative-fuzzy method, four effective conditions at the institutional level including governance capacity, rule of law, free media and social capital on the outcome variable, ie inequality-corruption trap and exit from it were analyzed individually and in combination.The results of single causal analysis showed that the absence of any of the four conditions in the event of corruption is a necessary condition and causal paths to inequality-corruption also reveal two separate paths in the study countries revealing one path, lack of governance capacity and another.It was not a combination of three conditions or a weakness in the rule of law, free media and social capital.In addition, causal analyzes aimed at overcoming the trap of inequality-corruption in successful countries also showed that in these countries, the existence of a capable government in combination with social capital or free media is sufficient to achieve the result.
Masoume Dowleh; moslem shojae
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of moral leadership on occupational burnout with emphasis on the mediating role of social and psychological capital. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of method. The statistical population was the ...
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of moral leadership on occupational burnout with emphasis on the mediating role of social and psychological capital. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of method. The statistical population was the teachers working in the secondary school of high school in Behbahan in the academic year 1399-1400 with 380 people. The sample size which was calculated using a simple random sampling method and based on Morgan table was 181 people. In order to collect data, the Ethical Leadership Questionnaire of Kalashoven et al. (2011), Maslach’s Occupational Burnout Questionnaire (2002), Psychological capital Questionnaire of Luthans et al. (2007) and Abili’s Social Capital Questionnaire (2011) were used. The results showed that moral leadership has a positive and significant effect on psychological capital and social capital; social capital has a negative and significant effect on occupational burnout as well as moral leadership on occupational burnout, but psychological capital has no significant effect on occupational burnout. Psychological capital and social capital have a mediating role in the relationship between moral leadership and occupational burnout, so that moral leadership has a direct and indirect effect on burnout. Therefore, by strengthening the moral leadership, social and psychological capital of teachers, it is possible to prevent their occupational burnout.
mina shirvaninaghani; afsaneh edrisi; zahra moshir
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introduction: Social capital sets the scene for subjective well-being and happiness through social actions and establishing of human connection. For Fitzpatrick, mental well-being is a multidimensional thing that he defines as characteristics such as happiness, supply, preferences, needs, entitlement ...
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introduction: Social capital sets the scene for subjective well-being and happiness through social actions and establishing of human connection. For Fitzpatrick, mental well-being is a multidimensional thing that he defines as characteristics such as happiness, supply, preferences, needs, entitlement and relative comparison. This study endeavored to explain the possible relationship between social capital and the subjective well-being of the adolescent citizens in capital of Iran, Tehran.Research Methods: The population of this quantitative study was selected from among the Iranian citizens older than 18 years old who lived who lived in the capital of Iran. The sample size was determined based on Cochran's formula 384, which was increased to 400 individuals. The sampling method was multi-stage cluster. In this study, different dimensions of social capital with subjective well-being were measuredData: The findings revealed that social trust, social participation, social cohesion, and membership in social networks are effective in promoting mental well-being. Results: The results Through Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, Pearson correlation coefficient, regression and ANOVA showed that social capital by facilitating social actions has a significant role in providing and achieving the preferences of individuals and thus provides the possibility of reducing mental stress and thus happiness and a sense of happiness for citizens.Keywords: subjective well-being, Social Capital, social solidarity, Social Networks.
mohsen neizi; mohammad ganji; mohammad karkonannasrabad
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Internet, as a media, with an astounding growth in recent years has had significant impacts on human social life. The present paper aimed to investigate the role of internet on users’ social capital in cyberspaces and non cyberspaces. The bonding and bridging dimensions of social capital in cyberspaces ...
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Internet, as a media, with an astounding growth in recent years has had significant impacts on human social life. The present paper aimed to investigate the role of internet on users’ social capital in cyberspaces and non cyberspaces. The bonding and bridging dimensions of social capital in cyberspaces and non cyberspaces were focused. It was a survey study and the research instrument was questionnaire. 313 subjects were selected by stratified random sampling method from among the students of ShahidChamranUniversity. The results showed that therewas a significant and positive relation between duration of using Internet and societal using of Internet with social capital (bonding/bridging) in cyberspaces. Therewas also a significant and negative relation between duration of using Internet and social capital (bonding/bridging) in non cyberspaces. Therewas no significant relation between societal using of Internet and social capital (bonding/bridging) in non cyberspaces. Moreover, therewas a negative and significant relation between social capital in cyberspaces and that of non cyberspaces. It indicates that increase in social capital in cyberspace leads to decrease in social capital in non cyberspace.
ailhossein hosseinzadeh; mohammadali mombeni; shahroz forotankia
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Internet, as a media, with an astounding growth in recent years has had significant impacts on human social life. The present paper aimed to investigate the role of internet on users’ social capital in cyberspaces and non cyberspaces. The bonding and bridging dimensions of social capital in cyberspaces ...
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Internet, as a media, with an astounding growth in recent years has had significant impacts on human social life. The present paper aimed to investigate the role of internet on users’ social capital in cyberspaces and non cyberspaces. The bonding and bridging dimensions of social capital in cyberspaces and non cyberspaces were focused. It was a survey study and the research instrument was questionnaire. 313 subjects were selected by stratified random sampling method from among the students of ShahidChamranUniversity. The results showed that therewas a significant and positive relation between duration of using Internet and societal using of Internet with social capital (bonding/bridging) in cyberspaces. Therewas also a significant and negative relation between duration of using Internet and social capital (bonding/bridging) in non cyberspaces. Therewas no significant relation between societal using of Internet and social capital (bonding/bridging) in non cyberspaces. Moreover, therewas a negative and significant relation between social capital in cyberspaces and that of non cyberspaces. It indicates that increase in social capital in cyberspace leads to decrease in social capital in non cyberspace.
vakel hedari sareban; hamdallah sojasighedari; tahereh sadeghlo
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The job satisfaction is one of the important factors in increasing efficiency and productivity and individual satisfaction of farmers. Former studies show that social capital is one of the important factors in increasing farmer's job satisfaction. This study with descriptive and analytical methodology ...
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The job satisfaction is one of the important factors in increasing efficiency and productivity and individual satisfaction of farmers. Former studies show that social capital is one of the important factors in increasing farmer's job satisfaction. This study with descriptive and analytical methodology has been done with purpose of analyzing the role of social capital on farmer’s job satisfaction in MeshkinshahrCounty. Using survey method, data gathering was done by document and field study via questionnaires among 185 farmers of Meshkinshahr which were selected randomly. The other data were gathered through interview, observation and documentary study. Validity and reliability of questionnaire were approved by academic experts of this fields and significant level of Cranach's alpha in pilot study. Regarding Pierson correlation, findings show all dimensions of social capital with the exception of conflicts and disputes’ level and membership in local institutions and social relations, there are direct and meaningful correlations among variables and level of job satisfaction of rural farmers. Ultimately, based on the results of Beta coefficient, the role of social solidarity in explaining the advancement of farmer's job satisfaction as a depended variable is more than the other variables.
zohreh rezvani; Mohsen Niazi; seyyed saied hoseynizadeh arani; Ayoub Sakhaei
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Research in the social sciences and social issues has grown exponentially, given that it is difficult to master all aspects of the various issues. Combined research can be used as a useful and useful solution. Feeling happy and cheerful is one of the most essential innate desires and psychological needs ...
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Research in the social sciences and social issues has grown exponentially, given that it is difficult to master all aspects of the various issues. Combined research can be used as a useful and useful solution. Feeling happy and cheerful is one of the most essential innate desires and psychological needs of human beings, which is influenced by various factors. The present study was conducted with the aim of quantitatively combining the results of research conducted in the field of the relationship between social capital and happiness in Iran in the years 1390-1398. Using meta-analysis method and comprehensive meta-analysis software (CMA), 18 articles were reviewed. According to the research results, the hypothesis of homogeneity of the studies was rejected and the hypothesis of heterogeneity in the size of the research effect was confirmed. In fact, the relationship between social capital and happiness is different in terms of characteristics and characteristics of studies, and in this situation, modifiers of the research context and the statistical population have been used to determine the variance and location of these differences. In the analysis of the findings, it was found that the average size of the effect of social capital structure on happiness is at a high level, that is, the variable of social capital has been evaluated as an effective factor in happiness in society.
davod parchami; zohreh ghavidel
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Non-commitment to work is important social problem in Iran. In this paper, we have investigated the relationship between occupational capital and work commitment. The methodology is descriptive and correlational. This article examines the relationship with employees in eight governmental organizations ...
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Non-commitment to work is important social problem in Iran. In this paper, we have investigated the relationship between occupational capital and work commitment. The methodology is descriptive and correlational. This article examines the relationship with employees in eight governmental organizations in Tehran, 78 males and 48 females were interviewed. To measure the validity and reliability of the index, internal correlation, Cronbach's alpha coefficient and KMO have been used; Cronbach's alpha coefficient is 0.80 of the work capital and 0.70 of the job commitment.The average employee's work commitment in the surveyed organizations is 3.42 of 6 and the average of occupational capital is 3.39 of 6. The correlation between work commitment and occupational capital(r = 0.41), economic capital(r = 0.17), political capital(r = 0.41), social capital(r = 0.38) and cultural capital is(r = 0.29). The variables in the study explained 66% of the variance of the work commitment.When correlation between occupational capital and work commitment was examined in two groups with high and low alienation of work and capital distribution, was found this correlation to be stronger in organizations with more organizational justice. And between those who have had less alienation of work are stronger than others.
Farzad ghafouri; Zahra Mohammadi
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The present study aims to make a comparison between the social capital and subjective well-being in elderly people who lead an active life with those with a non-active one with special emphasis on network-based physical activity. The study is a Casual-comparative cross sectional that implemented with ...
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The present study aims to make a comparison between the social capital and subjective well-being in elderly people who lead an active life with those with a non-active one with special emphasis on network-based physical activity. The study is a Casual-comparative cross sectional that implemented with survey method. Research population was over 60 years old elderly people (men and women) in Tehran which 305 person estimated by using Morgan sampling matrix and participated in with both multi stage cluster and Convenience sampling methods and using researchers-made questionnaire. The results of study indicate that there is significant difference between active and non-active elderly people in social capital and subjective well-being. The results of MANOVA showed significant difference between Network-based physical active older people with others in all aspects of social capital (trust, cohesion and participation) and subjective well-being (happiness, life satisfaction, desert, subjective security, emotions, relative comparison, interests and social perception). This study emphasizes on regular, organized and network-based physical activity in older ages.
hossein amiri; Mahmoud Najafi nezhad; mohadeseh mousavi; Mohammad Hossein Hasani
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In recent years, with the development of endogenous growth models, human and social capital have been considered as the main drivers of economic growth. In this regard, social capital, which is a key component of trust, has gained a prominent place in studies of growth. In this study, the relationship ...
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In recent years, with the development of endogenous growth models, human and social capital have been considered as the main drivers of economic growth. In this regard, social capital, which is a key component of trust, has gained a prominent place in studies of growth. In this study, the relationship between growth and social capital in Iran has been studied with respect to the theoretical foundations of economic growth models. The results show that social capital, along with other factors of production, had a significant effect on economic growth. Also, in order to predict and plan for future improvement of social capital, social capital model has been measured. Among the factors affecting social capital, age and employment in agriculture, suburbanization, income inequality and migration have a significant and negative impact on social capital whereas, education, women labor force participation, employment in industry and services, ownership Home and family formation have a positive and significant impact on social capital.According to the results, it is suggested that the government, while anticipating the social capital of the provinces, find a solution to improve it in the provinces with a low level of social capital, considering the factors affecting the social capital proposed in the present study.
Mojdeh Kiani; ali amini
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting social capital of users of Isfahan virtual networks using the survey method. In this study, social capital is in three dimensions (trust, relationship, public participation). It was examined by combining the views of Bourdieu, Coleman, ...
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting social capital of users of Isfahan virtual networks using the survey method. In this study, social capital is in three dimensions (trust, relationship, public participation). It was examined by combining the views of Bourdieu, Coleman, and Fukuyama. Sampling was done using cluster and random methods. Sample size is 400 people (200 men and 200 women) Isfahan Virtual Social Network users aged between 19 and 40 years were recruited. Questionnaire was used to collect data. The findings of this study showed that users spend up to one hour or two hours a day, 6 to 8 hours a week, and more than 8 hours a month using virtual social networks. The results showed that demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and the extent to which virtual social networks are used affects three dimensions of social capital. Demographic characteristics of age, marital status, and ethnicity are more influential on the three indicators of social capital. It also has a significant impact on the use of virtual networks by users on social capital. According to the results of the path analysis, the most influence was on the trust index by the age variable. It also had the greatest impact on the index of relevance from the socio-economic status.
porei ataei; vahed aliabadi; shevi nejatean
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In the recent years, agricultural cooperatives have played an important role in rural development through the development of agriculture. The main purpose of this study is to measure social capital and identify effective factors in the creation and maintenance of social capital among members of agricultural ...
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In the recent years, agricultural cooperatives have played an important role in rural development through the development of agriculture. The main purpose of this study is to measure social capital and identify effective factors in the creation and maintenance of social capital among members of agricultural cooperatives in Zanjan. The research method was survey. The statistical population of this study consisted members of agricultural cooperatives in Zanjan (N= 180), 123 of whom were selected by random sampling method (Krejcie and Morgan’s table). The data was collected using a researcher-made questionnaire. In this study, data analysis was done using SSPS22 software. The face validity of instrument was determined by investigating views of faculty members atZanjanUniversity and experts of Office of Cooperatives. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed using pilot test and Cronbach's coefficient alpha. The results showed that tax breaks, the position and social standing of individuals, and training courses before the establishment of the cooperative had the highest priority. The factor analysis classified the creation and maintenance of social capital variables into 9 factors: supportive and social, discipline, job, organizational and management, media-social, flexible rules, elimination of bureaucracy, accountability and information technologies. In total, nine factors could explain 69.6 percent of the total variance of creating and maintaining social capital in agricultural cooperatives. Therefore, removing the administrative bureaucracy and cumbersome rules can increase the process of in-group and out-group transactions. Also, attention to discipline and employment components played a key role in the creation and maintenance process of social capital by training. According to results, some recommendations have been presented at the end of the article.
mehran sohrabzadeh; sedsaed hosenizadeh; hossein emamalizadeh; auob sakhaei
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Since the beginning of human civilization one of the basic needs of human beings in all cultures has been feeling happy, which affects the physical and mental health of community members. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the state of feeling of happiness and its relationship with social and ...
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Since the beginning of human civilization one of the basic needs of human beings in all cultures has been feeling happy, which affects the physical and mental health of community members. Hence, the aim of this study is to examine the state of feeling of happiness and its relationship with social and cultural capital. The method used in this research is survey and data was gathered using questionnaires. The sample was composed of 384 of citizens of Aran & Bidgol in 2005 and the obtained data was analyzed by the statistical software LISREL and SPSS. The assessment of results showed that the happiness of the sample was at the moderate to high level (7.58) and the amount of happiness in the emotional dimension was at a higher level than cognitive and social dimensions. Also, the average values of social and cultural capital were 66.3 and 40.6 respectively. In analytical findings, statistics showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between social (0.478) and cultural capital (0.402) and feeling of happiness; in other words, with an increase in social and cultural capital, there will be a rise in citizens’ feeling of happiness. Also, the cultural capital indirectly, and by affecting the social capital, leads to an increase in the feeling of happiness.
Mohammad Bagher Alizadeh Aghdam; Rasool Rabbani; Morteza Mobarak Bakhshayesh
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Health is a fundamental requisite for the growth and development of society. With changes in lifestyle and shift from infectious diseases to chronic diseases, the role of social factors in determining the level of health has become more evident, and the sociology of health has become the focus of sociological ...
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Health is a fundamental requisite for the growth and development of society. With changes in lifestyle and shift from infectious diseases to chronic diseases, the role of social factors in determining the level of health has become more evident, and the sociology of health has become the focus of sociological debates. The present paper aims to study the effect of social capital, relative sense of deprivation, and discrimination on people’s health. The research sample consisted of 384 individuals who were selected from among the Isfahan citizens using Cochran formula and two-stage cluster sampling method. The data was collected through survey questionnaires, reliability and validity of which were verified. The results of the study confirmed the primary hypothesis that social capital should affect the health of Isfahan citizens. Moreover, all four dimensions studied in the research showed significant relationship with health. The results of the multivariate analyses also indicated that among the analyzed variables, social trust, support, correlation, and cohesion collectively explained 0.231 of the dependent variable.
f sh; nozar amensaremi; zenab abasi
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The theoretical framework of the study was prepared by applying the theories of social capital theorists like Putnam, Fukuyama, Coleman and Bourdiou, and by investigating some of the ideas concerning the sense of security, such as the theories of Durkheim, Giddens, Parsons, Horney and Forum. Social trust, ...
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The theoretical framework of the study was prepared by applying the theories of social capital theorists like Putnam, Fukuyama, Coleman and Bourdiou, and by investigating some of the ideas concerning the sense of security, such as the theories of Durkheim, Giddens, Parsons, Horney and Forum. Social trust, social relationships and social participation were three indicators identified as the indicators of social capital, and four hypotheses were developed on this basis. This is a survey research that used questionnaires to examine the research sample comprising of 369 high school female students from Region 4 of Tehran; and we used stratified sampling, commensurate with the size of the selected sample. The results revealed that the relationship between social capital and sense of security among female students was direct and significant, meaning that the more social capital students have, the more they feel secure. It was shown that social participation had a significant positive correlation with the sense of security; however, social relationship had a significant relation with the sense of security and it was revealed that students with less social interaction feel more secure. The results showed that social trust among female students had no significant relationship with their sense of security and this hypothesis was not confirmed.
eshagh ghesarain; bhroz sepednameh
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This research investigates the extent of social capital and its indices among teachers in Ilam province. The Social capital indices which is developed and referred to in this study were social trust, social norms and social networks drawn from the study of the current literature and the social capital ...
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This research investigates the extent of social capital and its indices among teachers in Ilam province. The Social capital indices which is developed and referred to in this study were social trust, social norms and social networks drawn from the study of the current literature and the social capital theories. The research method used was survey. Stratified proportional to size sampling was used to select 350 teachers for the study. SPSS and Lisrel softwares were run to analyze the data. The statistical techniques applied for the analysis of the data were independent T. Test, One-way ANOVA , Scheffee Test and Correlation Coefficient . The findings of the study show that in a 5 point likert scale questionnaire ,the participants’ social capital was 2.9 ,their social trust was 3.2,the social norms was 2.8 and the social networks was 2.7.The average of the extent of the indices measured in the study was higher among teachers at primary school compared with their junior high school and high school counterparts. The analysis of the data testing the hypotheses of the study, further showed that there is a significant difference between the extent of the indices measured in the study among teachers at primary school and their junior high school and high school counterparts. The results also revealed that there is a significant difference between male and female participants of the study and the average extent of the social capital was higher among female teachers than the male teachers. The relationship among age, education degree and social capital was found to be significant.
yarmohammad ghasemi; batol rostami
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The Purpose of this paper is analyzing the relationship between Social Capital, and the development level of Ilam. To do this, combination of the mixed idea of Durkhim; Anomie theory, Habermas; Life World and Social Transition has been introduced as a theoretical base. Method: this research is done by ...
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The Purpose of this paper is analyzing the relationship between Social Capital, and the development level of Ilam. To do this, combination of the mixed idea of Durkhim; Anomie theory, Habermas; Life World and Social Transition has been introduced as a theoretical base. Method: this research is done by a social survey. Statistical population is all the household Caretakers in Ilam. Due to the spreading of the statistical population, the multi stage sampling is adopted to survey among 402 sample .Dependent variable in this research is the development level of Ilam’s regions. Considering the degree of development it is divided to developed, developing and under developed regions. Findings show that the amount of inter personal trust is upper than public and institutional trust. In this statistical population the amount of informal participation is high and the amount of formal ones is low. There isn’t relationship between the amount of cooperation, institutional trust and amount of political participation with the level of development. As a conclusion it should be said that, although Ilam is developing in urban fabric, in one hand because of anomic situation and destroying world life on the other hand, which both are the consequents of modernization experience, the relationship between urban development of region and the level of social capital has been disturbed.
sedamermasod shahramnei; behroz sadghiamroabadi; ali ebrahemi
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This research investigates the extent of social capital and its indices among teachers in Ilam province. The Social capital indices which is developed and referred to in this study were social trust, social norms and social networks drawn from the study of the current literature and the social capital ...
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This research investigates the extent of social capital and its indices among teachers in Ilam province. The Social capital indices which is developed and referred to in this study were social trust, social norms and social networks drawn from the study of the current literature and the social capital theories. The research method used was survey. Stratified proportional to size sampling was used to select 350 teachers for the study. SPSS and Lisrel softwares were run to analyze the data. The statistical techniques applied for the analysis of the data were independent T. Test, One-way ANOVA , Scheffee Test and Correlation Coefficient . The findings of the study show that in a 5 point likert scale questionnaire ,the participants’ social capital was 2.9 ,their social trust was 3.2,the social norms was 2.8 and the social networks was 2.7.The average of the extent of the indices measured in the study was higher among teachers at primary school compared with their junior high school and high school counterparts. The analysis of the data testing the hypotheses of the study, further showed that there is a significant difference between the extent of the indices measured in the study among teachers at primary school and their junior high school and high school counterparts. The results also revealed that there is a significant difference between male and female participants of the study and the average extent of the social capital was higher among female teachers than the male teachers. The relationship among age, education degree and social capital was found to be significant.
mohammad zahediasl; tayebeh tarzari
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The need to security is among the primary needs that man experiences in his life. Some scholars consider it as one of the underlying factors in formation of human societies. This need is of both objective and subjective dimensions. The objective dimension lies in the real conditions of society, and the ...
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The need to security is among the primary needs that man experiences in his life. Some scholars consider it as one of the underlying factors in formation of human societies. This need is of both objective and subjective dimensions. The objective dimension lies in the real conditions of society, and the subjective one is, in fact, the interpretation of the objective conditions that people make in their minds. The present research aims to study the subjective dimension of social security, i.e. social security feeling among Afghan migrants residing in Tehran, as well as its relationship with their social capital. This was an explanatory study and the statistical population included all Afghan migrants residing in the city of Tehran (i.e. around 67,000 people). Based on Cochran's sample size formula and using cluster as well as snowballing sampling methods, 399 subjects were selected. A researcher-made questionnaire, validity and reliability of which was confirmed, was used to measure the social security feeling and social capital. The results showed that the respondents had an average-level of social security feeling and social capital. Moreover, there was a significant positive relationship between the extent of Afghan migrants’ social security feeling and their status of social capital. The results also indicated that social trust and norms of cooperation, as two aspects of social capital, had a significant relationship with social security feeling, confirmingtheories of Putnam and Cox.
behjat yazdkhasti; korosh gholamikutnaei
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The present paper aims to study the status of job satisfaction among the NIGC employees as well as the role of social capital in explaining the satisfaction. The study was a survey research and the data was collected using a questionnaire. The statistical population included all the employees of the ...
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The present paper aims to study the status of job satisfaction among the NIGC employees as well as the role of social capital in explaining the satisfaction. The study was a survey research and the data was collected using a questionnaire. The statistical population included all the employees of the NIGC Tehran headquarter (=1000 people), out of which, 290 employees were selected as sample. The independent variable of the study was social capital and the dependent variable was job satisfaction. The results were indicative of a significant relationship between the two variables. Moreover, the most important variables explaining the employees’ status of job satisfaction included participation in organizational decision-makings, prevailing norms, employees’ trust, and working background.
Volume 3, Issue 11 , June 2016, , Pages 33-68
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In management and organizational sociology, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) has emerged as a new phenomenon: a phenomenon in which they expect the staff as organizational citizens to participate and give services to organizational goals that is beyond their role and official duties. However, ...
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In management and organizational sociology, organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) has emerged as a new phenomenon: a phenomenon in which they expect the staff as organizational citizens to participate and give services to organizational goals that is beyond their role and official duties. However, this phenomenon like other social cases has been affected by different factors. One of the most influential factors is social capital. In this study, an attempt was made to measure the occurrence of OCB among the staffs of University of Tabriz and to study the effects of different aspects of social capital on OCB.
The method of study was survey and measuring instrument was questionnaire. The population consisted of 607 staffs of the University of Tabriz. The samples were 235 people that were chosen by random-class sampling based on the class levels. The results according to the direct and indirect effects as well as the whole independent variables effect on the dependent variables indicated that OCB was mostly affected by institutional trust and social coherence. In addition, the analysis indicated that 25% of variations in the dependent variables have been made by the independent variables.
Volume 3, Issue 11 , June 2016, , Pages 183-214
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Social capital consists of elements such as trust, awareness, cooperation, and network. It is a kind of social product and is a result of social interaction. Unlike physical capital, which decreases due to overuse, social capital grows and strengthens when overused. Since cooperatives are organizations ...
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Social capital consists of elements such as trust, awareness, cooperation, and network. It is a kind of social product and is a result of social interaction. Unlike physical capital, which decreases due to overuse, social capital grows and strengthens when overused. Since cooperatives are organizations which should be full of trust, cooperation, awareness, unity, and agreement, this study investigates the effects of social capital on the success of production cooperatives of Yazd.
This research is descriptive-explanatory. It is also synchronic and applied. The method used is used and it is wide in scope. 128 subjects were selected using stratified cluster random sampling, estimated by Cochran formula. The instrument used in the study was a questionnaire. The content validity and the reliability were estimated using Cronbach's alpha. The data was analyzed by SPSS program.
The findings indicated that, for the subjects, the mean of social trust was 47.46, social norm was 44.11, social awareness was 41.61, and social cooperation was 44.56, which are lower than the average level. In sum, the mean of social capital among the production cooperatives in Yazd was 46.75 and the mean of success of the cooperatives was 38.77 which were lower than the average level. The results revealed that among the different dimensions of social capital, the mean of social awareness was less and the mean of social trust was more than other dimensions. By using Pearson correlation test, it was found that there were a positive and significant correlation between age, education, income, and different dimensions of social capital and the success of the cooperatives. Analyzing the effects of independent variables on the success of cooperatives, multiple regression analyses were done which indicated that only social network and social norm had the greater effects on the success of cooperatives.
manejeh mohammadzadeh; abolfazl amanein; sedrasol hosseni
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This study aims to identify the relationship between social capital (trust, norms and social networks) and organizational entrepreneurship development. In this study the components of Nahapiet and Ghoshal’s social capital theory and Antonich & Hisrich’s theory about organizational entrepreneurship ...
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This study aims to identify the relationship between social capital (trust, norms and social networks) and organizational entrepreneurship development. In this study the components of Nahapiet and Ghoshal’s social capital theory and Antonich & Hisrich’s theory about organizational entrepreneurship were used. The research method was descriptive correlation and a combination of documentary and field methods. In the field analysis, 372 employees working in Iran Khodro Industrial Group in 2014 participated by filling out a researcher made-questionnaire of social capital (Nehapiet & Ghoshal, 2002) and a researcher-made questionnaire for the seven dimensions of organizational entrepreneurship (Antonich & Hisrich, 2003). Participants were selected and studied using the quota sampling method. Data analysis was done at two levels of descriptive (mean) and expressive (Pearson correlation coefficient, Mean test and binary linear regression). The results showed a direct relationship between social capital and its five dimensions and the rate of organizational entrepreneurship. The results of linear regression test indicated a linear relationship between the two variables of social capital and the rate of organizational entrepreneurship while social capital had the potential of predicting 21 percent of changes in organizational entrepreneurship. Overall, the results showed that organizational entrepreneurship, as a syncretistic construct (technological, managerial and social), is subject to the quality and quantity of social capital and its dimensions.
sedseyamak alavikeai; leli nasrollahivsta; fatemeh golabi
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The high risk-taking power is one of the most important features of entrepreneur which can lead to production and employment. Risk-taking in turn can be caused by several factors, which provides the requirements of accepting a higher level of risk. Social capital can be considered as a key factor that ...
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The high risk-taking power is one of the most important features of entrepreneur which can lead to production and employment. Risk-taking in turn can be caused by several factors, which provides the requirements of accepting a higher level of risk. Social capital can be considered as a key factor that can play critical role in enhancement of risk-taking level. In this context, current study theoretically and empirically examines the effects of social capital on risk-taking of entrepreneurship students. Population was all students in Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran. The sample size of 252 was calculated using Cochran formula. Convenience sampling plan was employed to collect data. To test hypotheses, ridge regression and Pearson correlation were used. Results indicated that individual and institutional trust has a positive impact on risk-taking of students. In addition, cooperative, and charitable religious participation were found to improve risk-taking of students. However, the impacts of formal participation and public trust on risk-taking were not significant.
vahed ghasemi; marzieh mehraban; zahri taheri
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Social welfare generally refers to a multidimensional economic, social, and political status. Its primary aim is to preserve the human dignity, to increase the responsibility of society towards individuals, and to enhance the capabilities of the society in individual and collective areas. The current ...
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Social welfare generally refers to a multidimensional economic, social, and political status. Its primary aim is to preserve the human dignity, to increase the responsibility of society towards individuals, and to enhance the capabilities of the society in individual and collective areas. The current paper aims to explain social welfare and its impact on the sense of security using documentary and survey research methods (closed-ended Likert-type scale) among Isfahani residents. Cluster sampling technique was used in the study. A sample of 384 residents of Isfahan was randomly selected based on their age, gender, and location of residence. The data was analyzed using SPSS and Amos. The results indicated a direct and significant relationship between the two variables of social capital and socio-economic status and the variable of social welfare. Moreover, there was a direct and significant relationship between social welfare as a dependent variable and the the sense of security. The structural equation modelling of the research indicated that the collected data were confirmed within the theoretical framework of the study.
