The Role of Social Capital in the Relationship between Human Capital and Career Success: A Research on Women Manager

Yıl 2017, Cilt: 2 Sayı: 8, 25 - 36, 28.12.2017

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https://doi.org/10.23834/isrjournal.349249

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Öz

Human capital is a continuously
increasing concept that covers all of the following elements: experience,
ability, knowledge, and ability. Social capital theory emphasizes that the
network connections of women managers, their relationships and trust are
important. The relationship between social capital and human capital is
important. In this context, it is aimed to emphasize the relationship between
human capital and career success and the role of social capital in this
particular sample on this study. Independent women's board members who are
active in the boards of the companies that are actively traded in Borsa
İstanbul A.Ş. have been determined and the relationships, bonds and contacts
that each woman board member has with secondary data collection method have
been determined and network between human capital and career success have been
revealed.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Career Success, Social Capital, Human Capital, Women Board Director

İnsan Sermayesi ve Kariyer Başarısı Arasındaki İlişkide Sosyal Sermayenin Rolü: Kadın Yöneticiler Üzerinde Bir Araştırma

Öz

İnsan sermayesi, insanların sonradan
edindikleri tecrübe, yetenek, bilgi ve kabiliyet gibi unsurlarının tamamını
kapsayan bir kavram olarak sürekli artabilmektedir. Sosyal sermaye kuramı kadın
yöneticilerin ağ bağlantılarının, kurmuş oldukları ilişkilerin ve güvenin
önemli olduğuna vurgu yapmaktadır. Sosyal sermaye ve insan sermayesi arasındaki
ilişki önemlidir. Bu bağlamda bu çalışmada belirlenmiş özel örneklem üzerinde
insan sermayesi ve kariyer başarısı arasındaki ilişki ve sosyal sermayenin bu
ilişkideki rolünün ortaya çıkartılması amaçlanmıştır. Borsa İstanbul A.Ş.’de
aktif olarak işlem gören şirketlerin yönetim kurullarında görev yapan bağımsız
kadın yönetim kurulu üyeleri belirlenerek her kadın üyenin ikincil veri toplama
yöntemi ile sahip olduğu ilişki, bağ ve temasları belirlenerek insan sermayesi
ve kariyer başarıları arasındaki ilişkiler ortaya çıkartılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

İnsan Sermayesi, Kariyer Başarısı, Sosyal Sermaye, Kadın Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi

Kaynakça

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