Calculating Weights of Social Capital Index Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

This study aims at identifying and ranking social capital indicators in the measurement model for Vietnam context. The analytic hierarchy process is adopted to explore the relative importance of each dimension in the integrated social capital index. The opinions from the in- depth interviews with ex...

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Published inInternational journal of economics and financial issues Vol. 6; no. 3
Main Authors Nguyen, Phuc Van, Nguyen, Phong Thanh, Hoang Thuy, Quyen Le, Nguyen, To, Bich Huynh, Vy Dang
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mersin EconJournals 01.01.2016
Subjects
Decision analysis
Decision making
Economics
Hierarchies
Philosophy
Social capital
Social networks
Society
Trust
Vietnam
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Summary:This study aims at identifying and ranking social capital indicators in the measurement model for Vietnam context. The analytic hierarchy process is adopted to explore the relative importance of each dimension in the integrated social capital index. The opinions from the in- depth interviews with experts, scholars and practitioners in social capital theory in Vietnam are employed to calculate the indicators' weights in the model. The empirical findings indicate the superior impact of trust to network in the integrated index. Moreover, bridging and bridging-link are found to be more important than bonding and bonding-link. The result implies the potential of leveraging this resource for the development of individuals and community.
ISSN:2146-4138