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Structural social capital and knowledge acquisition: implications of cluster membership

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  • Pedro M. García-Villaverde
  • Gloria Parra-Requena
  • F. Xavier Molina-Morales

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This paper analyzes the implications of belonging to a cluster through the relationship between structural social capital and knowledge acquisition. The findings suggest structural social capital only indirectly affects knowledge acquisition through the relational and cognitive dimensions of firms’ membership of a cluster. However, the structural dimension also has a direct impact on knowledge for external firms outside a cluster. This paper contributes to the cluster literature with a better contextualization and understanding of the relationship between structural social capital and knowledge acquisition. In addition, the paper also consolidates the inter-organizational approach to social capital theory by helping to understand how and in what context social capital dimensions are interrelated. The study analyzes how firms can acquire valuable knowledge from their networks, filling the gap in the literature on how this process occurs inside and outside clusters. This works also proposes recommendations for companies and institutions, and new complementary lines of research.

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  • Pedro M. García-Villaverde & Gloria Parra-Requena & F. Xavier Molina-Morales, 2018. "Structural social capital and knowledge acquisition: implications of cluster membership," Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(5-6), pages 530-561, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:entreg:v:30:y:2018:i:5-6:p:530-561
    DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2017.1407366
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    3. Francesca Di Pietro & Francesca Masciarelli, 2022. "The Effect of Local Religiosity on Financing Cross-Regional Entrepreneurial Projects Via Crowdfunding (Local Religiosity and Crowdfinancing)," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 178(2), pages 429-443, June.
    4. Manuel EXPÓSITO-LANGA & José-Vicente TOMÁS-MIQUEL & Gabriel BRĂTUCU & Oana BĂRBULESCU, 2018. "Embeddedness in Cluster Knowledge Networks, the Moderating Role of Network Competence. The Case Study of the Romanian Wine Cluster of Muntenia-Oltenia," Journal for Economic Forecasting, Institute for Economic Forecasting, vol. 0(4), pages 148-160, December.
    5. Lang, Le Dang & Tiwari, Aviral Kumar & Hieu, Hoang Ngoc & Ha, Nguyen Minh & Gaur, Jighyasu, 2023. "The role of structural social capital in driving social-oriented sustainable agricultural entrepreneurship," Energy Economics, Elsevier, vol. 124(C).

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