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social capital in the workplace  

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  • The term workplace social capital refers to patterns of friendship and interpersonal support, norms of trust and reciprocity, and acts of civic engagement (all of which are forms of social capital, an intangible analogue to economic capital) that occur on the job or as a result of one's employment. Some manifestations of workplace social capital include having regular conversations around the water cooler, organizing forums on political issues at the job site, staying late to help a coworker, and tutoring kids through an office-based volunteer program. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Social Capital in the Workplace]

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