Effects of personal social capital on managerial positions

Batia Ben Hador, Eyal Eckhaus

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Abstract

Understanding the role of Personal Social Capital in selection and promotion of managers is important. Nevertheless, a research gap exists in evaluating the antecedents and mechanisms of the effect of Personal Social Capital on managerial positions. The aim of this study is to assess effects of three sources of Personal Social Capital on managerial positions. These are: connections with colleagues at work; connections with people who possess social capital assets such as wealth, high status, or reputation; and connections with neighbors. 2230 Israeli respondents answered a Personal Social questionnaire, Results confirm that connections with colleagues at work and with people with social capital assets directly affect managerial positions. the relationship between Personal Social Capital and connections with neighbors was found significant through the mediation of age. Understanding the social resources that affect managerial positions is beneficial for managers and important for organizational insight into factors that affect managers.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Human Factors, Business Management and Society - Proceedings of the AHFE 2018 International Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, 2018
EditorsJussi Ilari Kantola, Salman Nazir, Tibor Barath
Pages441-450
Number of pages10
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
EventAHFE International Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, 2018 - Orlando, United States
Duration: 21 Jul 201825 Jul 2018

Publication series

NameAdvances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
Volume783
ISSN (Print)2194-5357

Conference

ConferenceAHFE International Conference on Human Factors, Business Management and Society, 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period21/07/1825/07/18

Keywords

  • Assets
  • Career
  • Colleagues
  • Managerial position
  • Managers
  • Neighbors
  • Personal social capital

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