| Summary: | Introduction: The indifference of staff to their organizational problems is an issue affecting
most governmental and some non-governmental organizations in Iran. This study aimed to
examine the relationship between social capital and organizational indifference among the
central headquarters of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive- analytic study was performed on 181 Headquarters
staff of Kerman University of Medical Sciences selected through random sampling method in
2015. For the measurement of social capital, a standard questionnaire consisted of three
dimensions of cognitive, relationship and structural and to assess staff indifference, a
questionnaire included 33 questions were used. Data analysis was performed through SPSS
20 software package
Results: From all, 76.24% were female and 22.09% were male. Social capital and its
components had inverse relationship with organizational indifference; that is, social capital
increase was associated with decrease of organizational indifference of the staff.
Conclusion: According to the obtained results, social capital, as one of the most important
assets of the enterprise, can help organizations to create and share knowledge. It provides
them a persistent organizational advantage compared with other organizations. Social capital
decreases organizational indifference among staff and provide a condition for them to attempt
in achieving the organization goals.
Keywords: Social capital, Indifference, Organizational indifference, Staff, Kerman University
of Medical Sciences
Citation: Sabbah F, Beheshtifar M. The Relationship between Social Capital and Organizational Indifference among the
Central headquarters of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Journal of Health Based Research 2016; 2(3): 289-298.
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