Journal of Accounting and Management Vision

Journal of Accounting and Management Vision

To investigate the relationship between social capital and organizational innovation in branches of Sepah bank in Fars province

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Saeed Mansurian Tabaee 1
mehdi esmaeli 2
Ahmadreza bayati 1
mohammad hossein masoudi 1
1 Sepah bank
2 BANK SEPAH
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to investigate the relationship between social capital and organizational innovation in branches of Sepah bank in Fars Province. Research methodology is descriptive correlative. The statistical population of this research is all emploees of Sepah bank branches in Fars, which were 1182 people. the sample size was determined 221 people by using simple pluster sampling and Morgan Table. The instrument for gathering data was 2 standard questionnaires(social capital & organizational innovation). Sample T-test, structural equation modeling & pearson correlation coefficient were used to analyse the data and test the hypotheses. Findings showed that each of 3 dimensions of social capital in bramches of Sepah bank in Fras was lower than desired level. Three types of innovation were lower than desired level. Finally the results of this research showed that social capital in those branches was positive and significant predictor of organizational innovation in branches of Sepah bank in Fars. So organizational innovation will be improved by empowering social capital in the branches of Sepah bank in Fars Province.
Keywords
Social capital
organizational innovation
product innovation
process innovation
administrative innovation