It all started in June when a post on social capital caught my attention. Hans Henrik, the author, raised the question of a possible quantification of social capital in organizations in relation to the figures on the bottom line. Outrageous! To an almost-fresh-out-of-grad-school anthropologist it was blasphemic. How could he even suggest that the work of glorious sociologist AND socialist Bourdieu should end up in the hands of neoliberal capitalism!? Hence I commented in the usual manner of academic border patrolling. And somehow my rather arrogant comments resulted in rather productive meetings and on the 1st of oct. this year the Connecta team welcomed me onboard.
The last couple of weeks has been all about preparing, and in great excitement too. I’ve been reading academic texts, online notes, and classic work from my first year at university. The coming months will be even more exciting as it is here in the bright and spacious loft-like office a journey into the field of qualitative assessment of social capital in organizations will take its beginning.
Speaking of…: Don’t miss Granovetter’s (1974) work on how networking, essentially social capital, helps people finding jobs.
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Good luck Jane. Looking forward to reading your no-doubt interesting findings.
Hi Kars. Thanks! I promise you, I’ll find a way to include it here if you end up introducing us to the intriguing rituals of Sinta Claas celebration.