The Effect of Human and Social Capital on Employee Performance in Public Sector


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Erten Ş., TÜRKMEN İ.

Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol.20, no.1, pp.261-278, 2022 (Peer-Reviewed Journal) identifier

Abstract

In the information age and economy we live in, human and social capital are regarded as two of the main types of capital that determine the performance of employees and organizations. In this context, the subject of this study is the effects of human and social capital on the performance of civil servants. This is a cross-sectional field study and it was carried out on 377 civil servants working in a local government institution. It was concluded in the study that human and social capital has a statistically significant and positive effect on the working performance of employees. It was determined that social capital has more effect than human capital on the job performance of employees. Within the framework of the results, it is possible to say that human and social capital is an important resource for public institutions as well as private sector institutions, and it is absolutely necessary to invest in these two types of capital in order to improve employee and organizational performance.