Dimensions of Social Capital and Firm Competitiveness Improvement: The Mediating Role of Information Sharing
研究以108家香港制造业家族企业为样本，发现信息共享在信任、网络联系和重复交易这三个社会资本维度与企业竞争力提升之间起中介作用。
abstract This study investigates the mediating role of information sharing in the relationships between dimensions of social capital and firm competitiveness, thereby positing a possible explanation for the divergent empirical results of the social capital–performance relationship in the existing literature. The study uses a sample of 108 Hong Kong‐based Chinese family‐owned firms from the manufacturing sector. Largely supporting the theoretical predictions, the results from multiple regression and structural equation model tests show that information sharing plays a mediating role in the relationships between three dimensions of social capital (trust, network ties, and repeated transactions) and firm competitiveness improvement.