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'Embracing the seminal work of Putnam, Masciarelli offers an insightful and comprehensive overview of social capital literature organized in a thoughtful and easily accessible way. The book builds theoretical bridges between social capital and firm behavior in a compelling and novel fashion and goes on to employ powerful data for rigorous empirical investigations into the relationship. It stands as a comprehensive and imaginative contribution to a growing literature spanning multiple disciplines. This book will become essential for scholars interested in the role of social capital.' - Toke Reichstein, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark 'Masciarelli's book provides an original perspective on the relationship between social capital and firms strategies, innovation and performance. Since the beginning, the reader enters a deep theoretical discussion, coupled with empirical insight and ability to judge what is scientifically sound and reliable, and what is not. The chapters dealing with innovation are particularly inspiring: social capital, knowledge production and open innovation have never been linked so tightly and clearly.' - Francesco Rullani, LUISS Guido Carli, Italy 'This is an outstanding book by an outstanding scholar. This is the first book to really explain what social capital means and how and why firms generate value and profit from social capital. The author combines a rigorous approach to empirical evidence in support of her arguments with new theoretical insights. This is a must readA for all those concerned with firm competitiveness, knowledge acquisition and social capital theory.' - Michael G. Hobday, University of Sussex, UK

`For those interested in the theories and research of social capital, I would highly recommend this book.' -- James Stone III, Journal of European Industrial Training `Embracing the seminal work of Putnam, Masciarelli offers an insightful and comprehensive overview of social capital literature organized in a thoughtful and easily accessible way. The book builds theoretical bridges between social capital and firm behavior in a compelling and novel fashion and goes on to employ powerful data for rigorous empirical investigations into the relationship. It stands as a comprehensive and imaginative contribution to a growing literature spanning multiple disciplines. This book will become essential for scholars interested in the role of social capital.' -- Toke Reichstein, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark `Masciarelli's book provides an original perspective on the relationship between social capital and firms strategies, innovation and performance. From the beginning, the reader enters a deep theoretical discussion, coupled with empirical insight and ability to judge what is scientifically sound and reliable, and what is not. The chapters dealing with innovation are particularly inspiring: social capital, knowledge production and open innovation have never been linked so tightly and clearly.' -- Francesco Rullani, LUISS Guido Carli, Italy `This is an outstanding book by an outstanding scholar. This is the first book to really explain what social capital means and how and why firms generate value and profit from social capital. The author combines a rigorous approach to empirical evidence in support of her arguments with new theoretical insights. This is a must read for all those concerned with firm competitiveness, knowledge acquisition and social capital theory.' -- Michael G. Hobday, University of Sussex, UK

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The late Francesca Masciarelli, formerly Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, University G. d’Annunzio, Italy

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