Q1

We spoke at length about the difference between human capital and social capital, please A) define each of the concepts and discuss how they are related to performance in the organization. B) Next describe how you as a leader can improve your own human capital and social capital. C) What organizational actions can leaders take to improve the human capital and social capital of their employees?

Social network analysis is a perspective to measure and understand social capital in organizations. D) As a leader how would you propose to keep track of employee networks? E) What type of relationships do you think would be important to understand?

Next suppose that you are in charge of implementing a major organizational change at the Fresno State Winery. You would like to convert the Fresno State Winery from a small specialized boutique option to a major commercial operation. How will you leverage social networks to support your change initiative? F) How could you determine who the most central employees are in the informal network? G) How could you determine which employees occupy structural holes within the network. H) What are the advantages and disadvantages of centrality and structural holes for the individual employee and the organization as a whole? (Hint: a network diagram supporting your answers would be helpful)

1. I) Next how would you utilize this network information to support your change initiative? Use 2 steps of Kotters 8 step model for successful organizational change and explain how an understanding of these network concepts can help with successful change implementation.

2. J) Finally taking a more macro-view, think about your organization (Fresno State Winery) more holistically. What would you like the structure of your organization to look like if you would like to transform the winery into a more mechanistic organization that emphasizes consistency, and quality control in a stable slowly changing environment. Use network concepts such as density/sparsity, hierarchy, core-periphery to support your answer. (Hint: a network diagram supporting your answers would be helpful).