Exploring the contributions of human and social capital to productivity
Abstract
This paper investigates how human and social capital contribute to individual
productivity. We study three firms that complete all their tasks in projects. The
employees in all firms initiate and organize their projects. We collected archival data
from the firms on performance, human capital, tenure, gender, and their project
activities. Social network data is generated from interviews and a survey. We find that
social capital is the most important factor to determine productivity. We found mixed
effects from human capital, only in one firm did human capital have a noticeable
effect on productivity; tenure has no effects on productivity.
Publisher
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration. Department of Strategy and ManagementSeries
Discussion paper2007:3