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Online and offline social capital for better social and business performance: The mediating role of digital innovation

Journal of Economics and Management
Volume 47 (2025): Issue 1 (January 2025)
By: Muafi MuafiORCID,  Nuradli Ridzwan Shah Bin Mohd DaliORCID,  Suhartini SuhartiniORCID and  Hanifah Abdul HamidORCID  
Open Access
|Apr 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22367/jem.2025.47.07 | Journal eISSN: 2719-9975 | Journal ISSN: 1732-1948
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Language: English
Page range: 164 - 188
Submitted on: Jun 29, 2024
Accepted on: Mar 14, 2025
Published on: Apr 8, 2025
Published by: University of Economics in Katowice
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year
Keywords:
business performance,
digital innovation,
offline social capital,
online social capital,
social performance
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Management accounting, financial controlling, cost calculation, investment,
Management, organization, corporate governance,
Business informatics,
Business intelligence,
Mathematics and statistics for economists,
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