A STUDY OF LEADERSHIP SOCIAL CAPITAL

Abstract

Social capital is an under-researched scientific area. However, this is not a completely new field and has been studied by economists since the late 80s of the twentieth century when looking for answers to the question of the role of indigenous society and culture in the economic development of a country. Despite showing different views and approaches, the research works all confirm the great role of this resource for the socio-economic development of a country, geographical region, or residential area (Chu et al, 2023a). This study investigated, evaluated, and measured leader social capital in real estate firms in Hanoi and neighboring provinces via business partner ingredients. Qualitative research was conducted through document review and in-depth interviews; the interview subjects were real estate firm managers. A quantitative research design was followed. A data set of 195 was collected from Hanoi and neighboring provinces. We used SPSS statistical software via descriptive statistics, independent t-tests, and ANOVA analysis. The research findings supported all the attributes of the leader's social capital via business partner ingredients in real estate firms in Hanoi and neighboring provinces. There is no statistically significant difference in the leader's social capital via business partner ingredients in real estate firms in Hanoi and neighboring provinces, Vietnam, between these different family platforms and ages. The study contributes to the literature on social capital in the current context of Vietnam. The study provides recommendations for social capital to improve the business performance of real estate firms based on the research findings. The results also contributed to the body of knowledge on this topic in Vietnam.

Keywords: business partners, leader social capital, social work, real estate firms, economics