“…Social capital theory posits that social relationships provide access to resources, such as advice, support, and information, which can be exchanged, borrowed, and leveraged in order to achieve individual and collective goals (Burt, 2000;Bourdieu, 1986;Putnam, 1993Putnam, , 2000. Social capital has been pointed to as an important predictor of organizational performance both in-and outside educational settings (i.e., Author et al, 2014;Finnigan and Daly, 2010;Fredette and Bradshaw, 2012;Leana and Van Buren, 1999;Leana and Pil, 2009;Saatcioglu and Sargut, 2014;Saatcioglu et al, 2011), drawing on the notion that social relationships within organizations, as well as well-connected relationships between organizations, are vital to the exchange of knowledge, learning, and innovation in organizations (see also: Cross and Parker, 2004).…”