Impact of institutional factors on forming a social capital of commercial, state and municipal organizations

• Main Authors: Ruslan A. Grigoryev, Natalya S. Seliverstova, Asiya V. Timiryasova, Lyudmila B. Shabanova
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tatar Educational Center "TAGLIMAT" Ltd. 2019-12-01
• Series: Aktualʹnye Problemy Èkonomiki i Prava
• Subjects: social capital
• Online Access: http://apel.ieml.ru/storage/archive_articles/9948.pdf
• ISSN: 1993-047X; 2410-0390

Objective to describe the structure of social capital and the influence of institutional factors on its formation in the framework of the concept of atomism. Methods abstractlogical and dialectical methods. Results the key link of social capital networks is considered to be a person as an atom the primary subject who is the owner and user of social capital. The main structural elements of a person as an atom of social capital are highlighted in terms of their interactions with other economic subjects. Scientific novelty the notion of the atom of social capital is introduced by describing the key areas of human interactions with other people exchanging benefits through transactions and changes in the level of trust after each episode of interaction the following structural elements of social capital were allocated 1 personality characteristics related to nationality citizenship and religion 2 ancestral and family ties 3 needs characteristics of labor activity property relations in which people are involved. It is shown that the process of social capital accumulation is limited by formal and informal rules in the form of an institutional environment in which a person lives and works as an atom of social capital. Practical significance the presented vision of social capital will reduce the level of uncertainty for economic subjects in terms of building interactions with counterparties. The results of the article can be used in the formation of state policy in relation to commercial state and municipal organizations.