مجله مدیریت سرمایه اجتماعی
سال نهم شماره 4 (زمستان 1401)

University social responsibility has been the subject of interest in recent years. As fulfilling social responsibility promotes social capital, this study set out to extract the structural-interpretive modeling and analyze the influence levels of various component s of university social responsibilities in this regard. In addition, it determined the level of the extracted criteria and provided an analysis of the degree of dependence of system variables. This research was a mixed methods study that had qualitative and quantitative phases. In the first step, thematic analysis was used to obtain the component s of university social responsibilities, and basic information and social responsibility components were obtained from interviews with experts in this field. In the next step, in order to investigate the relationship among these concepts and their leveling, the structural-interpretive modeling method was used. The statistical population was comprised of the faculty members of Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran, out of which the sample was obtained using purposive sampling. According to research findings, 13 components were identified in relation to university social responsibility, which were then categorized into 4 levels. The results showed that transparency, scientific policy making, governance system, university management, and enculturation were the most effective components.

One of the precious social capitals that is effective on ensuring the healthfulness of the individual and the society is the compassion of individuals for their relatives, which is known as Salah Arham in Islamic teachings. Apart from the fact that having compassion for relatives and paying attention to them naturally solves many problems and helps achieve physical and mental health, there may be some positive spiritual effects resulting from compassion and respect for relatives, which are mostly discussed by religious teachings. Preservation of people's identity, prevention of social crimes and economic poverty, and removal of grudges and social disputes are among the main effects of the compassion for relatives. Observing the rights of relatives essentially leads to empathy, kindness, and unity of the relatives. These effects are liked by God, and bring about other spiritual effects and graces. On the contrary, lack of these qualities will lead to worldly harms and otherworldly punishments. The article at hand relies on Islamic resources and the analytic method to analyze these points.

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting employees' sense of self-efficacy based on the precious book Nahj al-Balaghah. In this research, the qualitative method of thematic analysis was used, which includes the collection and analysis of qualitative data. The data source used in this research was the text of Nahj al-Balaghah, from which the relevant narrations were extracted. Then, by referring to the book Sharh Nahj al-Balaghah (Imam's Message), the extracted narrations were analyzed. In this research, messages were coded based on 16 sermons, 30 letters, and 30 sayings. These messages were then categorized into 56 concepts, 10 sub-themes, and 3 main themes. Finally, the most important factors affecting employees' sense of self-efficacy were classified as three main categories, including individual factors (self-knowledge and self-awareness, trust in God, rationalism and pragmatism, strategic thinking, moderation in work, perseverance, and patience), managerial factors (service-providing leadership and justice-oriented leadership), and social factors (learning from the experiences of others and supporting colleagues).

Social capital refers to the deep and mutual bonds of a group resulting from interaction and social relations, which includes trust, cohesion, participation, support, and social belonging. The main purpose of this study was to study the relationship between the components of social capital and delinquency. The research method was quantitative meta-analysis. The sample was comprised of 14  documents published from 2008  to 2021 and selected through deliberate snowball sampling method, observing the entry and exit criteria. The results showed that according to Cohen and Fisher's effect size, social capital had a negative significant relationship with social delinquency and was able to explain -37%  of it. In addition, the components of social capital (social cohesion = -31 %; social trust = -33%; social belonging = -37%; religious belonging = -39%, and social support = -35 %) had a negative significant effect on the tendency towards social delinquency. Overall, the study indicated that social capital is an informal form of collective control, which reduces delinquent and criminal behavior by creating social order, strengthening social belonging, increasing interaction and social bonds, and creating an umbrella of supervision and collective commitment to social-moral norms.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of value co-creation on fans' identification, with the mediating role of social capital, in online communities of soccer clubs. The study was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection and analysis. The statistical population was comprised of the followers of the two Instagram pages of Persepolis and Esteghlal soccer clubs. The optimal sample size was determined by G-Power to be 190 individuals, who were then selected via convenience sampling method. For data collection, Lin and Lu’s (2011) social capital questionnaire, Mael and Ashforth’s (1992) identification questionnaire, and Hsieh’s (2015) value co-creation questionnaire were used. The content validity of the questionnaires was checked and confirmed by sports management experts, and their reliability by Cronbach's alpha, composite reliability, and factor loadings. The data were analyzed using Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). The results showed that value co-creation has a positive and significant impact on both fans' identification and social capital. Moreover, it was revealed that social capital influences fans' identification positively and significantly. In addition, value co-creation had a positive and significant impact on the fans’ identification through social capital. Thus, by investing in their online communities, clubs can provide the basis for interaction, networking, value-creation, and a stronger bond with fans.

The purpose of this study was to design and validate a whistleblowing model in order to help grow the Social Security Organization of Iran. It was a descriptive-survey study that relied upon mixed-methods approach for data collection and analysis. The statistical population of the study was comprised of all employees of the Social Security Organization in the insurance and medical sectors (N= 67,188), with an optimal sample size of 380 participants (as indicated by Morgan’s table). The purposive sampling method adopted in the qualitative phase led to the selection of 15 experts in the field of management. In this phase, the fuzzy Delphi method was used to explain the dimensions, components, and items of the research. In the quantitative phase, the components explained in the qualitative phase were used to design a questionnaire, which was then distributed in the target community. After receiving the filled-in questionnaires, the obtained data were analyzed by SPSS and SmartPLS software. Inferential tests such as structural equation modeling and path analysis were used to test research questions and undertake modeling. The qualitative phase and Delphi analysis results showed that the dimensions of whistleblowing included moral considerations, personal characteristics, external whistleblowing, and formal whistleblowing. Moreover, the dimensions of organizational growth in the Social Security Organization included health and wellbeing, organizational structure, assurance of progress, partnership with others, openness and transparency, nurture and volition, feedback, readiness for change, and organizational trust. The results of quantitative phase and structural equation modeling revealed that organizational whistleblowing had a significant effect on organizational growth.

The present study aims to investigate the impact of organizational virtuousness on social capital with the mediating role of organizational commitment and the moderating role of spiritual intelligence, applying structural equation modeling. The studied population incorporates the employees of the Eghtesad Novin Bank, which is a private bank in Iran. In order to gather data, a standard questionnaire was distributed among the employees. In the end, 560 questionnaires were returned. The data analysis was done through partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Based on the research findings, organizational virtuousness affects social capital positively. Organizational commitment also mediates the relationship between organizational virtuousness and social capital, and spiritual intelligence plays the role of moderator in the aforementioned relationship. In other words, all hypotheses of the research were confirmed. The findings of the present research show the importance of organizational virtuousness, organizational commitment, and spiritual intelligence in order to strengthen social capital.