The impact of social capital on business performance : evidence from the Algerian companies

Abstract EN

The concept of social capital became fashionable only relatively recently, but the term has been in use for almost a century while the ideas behind it go back further still.

The aim of this research is to investigate the impact of social capital on business performance in Algerian companies through a sampling of 307 employees using an empirical study.

We use the model of Jyotirmayee Choudhury (2010), to examine the relationship between social capital and business performance.

The data was collected by means of a questionnaire.

Statistical techniques(Program SPSS) such as descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA test, correlation and multiple regressions were employed.

To confirm the suitability of data collection instrument, a Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test and Cronbach's Alpha and factor analysis.

The present study found social capital has a weak impact on business performance in the Algerian companies, so it is recommended to increase the awareness of the manager on the important of social capital in result to increase the business performance,