Recent network arguments advance theory on inequality and comparative advantage by using structural autonomy to investigate the effects of social capital on performance. These network approaches update the theory and methodology of centrality analysis, but at the same time are subject to...

Using a structural embeddedness approach, we present arguments and evidence on the ways social capital affects the operation of financial capital markets in the context of the small business loan market. We posit that the quality of a relationship between a bank and a corporate borrower, as well...

This study investigated whether social embeddedness affects governance costs in loan contracts among midmarket banks and firms‹a lucrative yet understudied financial market. Drawing on social embeddedness theory, this paper makes the argument that embedding commercial transactions in social...

The mechanisms by which social ties and networks help actors transcend the limitations of their internal capabilities is a key component of a theory of social organization. One key mechanism concerns how the competencies and resources of one actor in a network are transferred to another actor...