Combining history, theory, original research, and real-life examples, this book offers a detailed overview of social capital and the management of social capital processes, from the perspective
of small business owner-managers. The author draws on two years of interviews and participant observation of a group of SME owner-managers in the service and retail sectors. Early chapters set
the stage for understanding the author’s research, offering an overview of the limitations of the rational choice theory for understanding social capital and explaining the economic meaning of
social capital. One chapter surveys the ideas of seven major social capital scholars. Based on his research with small business owners, the author identifies generic processes that can guide
the management of social capital processes. The book ends with recommendations for further research. The book is distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold,
Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
