Skills Enhancement
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| Will Online Networks Spark Growth of Coalitions for Development? IDPM Paper Calls for Better Metrics | January 27, 2004 |
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Whether from team sports or scientific research or quality circles in business, many people readily appreciate that the value of a group exceeds the sum of its parts.
In bringing rigor to common sense, scholars have focused on the connections between group members and the exchanges of information which take place among them as groups' key value multiplier, describing the institutions, rules, and relationships involved as "social capital." This paper, prepared by researchers at the University of Manchester's Institute for Development Policy and Management examines how well the concept of social capital facilitates understanding of online networks in development.
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