Abstract
This study explores the impact of community social capital on community organization capacities, so as to put forward relevant suggestions that can help to exert the function of community organization and promote the change of community organization. This study is carried out by quantitative research. The social capital scale (13 items) is composed of three aspects: trust (5 items), network (5 items) and norms (3 items); the organizational capacity scale (24 items) consist of four aspects: organizational manpower cultivation (4 items), organizational connection force (8 items), organizational operation force (6 items) and organizational mobilization force (6 items). In this study, community residents were selected as the research objects, and 40 communities in eight counties and cities in Taiwan were randomly selected as the research sites. Data was collected through face-to-face questionnaire interviews. A total of 795 valid questionnaires were collected. The main findings include: (1) Social capital and community organizational capacity are highly and positively correlated; (2) The level of trust, network and norm can effectively predict organizational manpower cultivation; (3) The level of network and norm can effectively predict organizational connection force, operation force and mobilization force. The main recommendations of this study are as follows: (1) Make best use of the abundant community social capital to activate the energy of community organizations; (2) Strengthen the community network relationship to trigger the synergy of internal and external resources in the community; (3) Spread community norms function to enhance the willingness of community residents to participate and mobilize.
Presenters
Yuan Shie HwangDistinguished Professor, Department of Social Policy and Social Work, National Chi-nan University, Nantou, Taiwan
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2023 Special Focus—Rethinking Organizational Resilience
KEYWORDS
Social Capital, Community Organization, Organizational Change, Community Development
