1st Edition

Relational Capital in Business Innovation, Value and Competitiveness

156 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

156 Pages 36 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The concept of relational capital mainly refers to the value of the relationships a company creates with its stakeholders. These relationships inspired the authors to analyze their importance in the context of creating value for the enterprise and to explore the importance of leadership and communication in building relationships with the environment. Internal relational capital refers to the... Read more

Introduction

Chapter I. Relational capital – concept, meaning, methods

Chapter II. Scope of interaction and measurement of relational capital

Chapter III. Research methodology used

Chapter IV. Building company relationships

Chapter V. Improving intra-organizational relationships

Chapter VI. Relational capital in the context of innovation, value, and competitiveness

Conclusion

Biography

Rafał Drewniak is an associate professor at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland and the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. His research interests focus on problems of strategic alliances, strategic management, knowledge management, leadership and innovations.

Urszula Słupska is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. Her main research areas are virtual organizations, cooperation between enterprises, innovation and enterprise competitiveness.

Zbigniew Drewniak is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. His main research areas are corporate finance, capital market, private equity/venture capital investments and innovations.

Iwona Posadzińska is an associate professor at the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. Her main research areas are B2B marketing, enterprise management, construction market and corporate social responsibility.

Robert Karaszewski is a professor at American University in Emirates, United Arab Emirates and the Faculty of Management, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Poland. He studies empirical service organization, total quality management, competitiveness of corporate business, leadership and knowledge management.