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A pragmatist approach to assessing social relations within the uncertainty of an emerging inter-organisational field
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A pragmatist approach to assessing social relations within the uncertainty of an emerging inter-organisational field

Linda Landienz, Gary Hancock and Lisa Daniel
BAM2016 Conference Proceedings
British Academy of Management (BAM) Annual Conference, 2016 (Newcastle, United Kingdom, 06-Sep-2018–08-Sep-2018)
British Academy of Management
2016
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https://www.bam.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=3013View
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Business and Management social capital organisational theory methodology pragmatism relational management
Interpersonal connections, when well-managed, can be a source of value for organisations. In evaluating interactions and relationships the concept of social capital has been used to understand social phenomena and to contribute to inter-organisational development and value creation. Despite this fundamental role, social capital still lacks the capacity to embrace the complexity and dynamism of social relations. We suggest a pragmatic approach can see social dynamics as the basis for creating realities through a complex system of interpretations and reflexions in an iterative interplay of actions and consequences for creating new meanings. We propose a pragmatism perspective as a possible avenue to explore social dynamics in the inter-organisational field by means of flexibility and anticipation of social capital. We conclude by offering an example of how a pragmatist view of social capital in the context of high technologies can expand the understanding of social relations in inter-organisational development.

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