Relationship Between Firm’s Social Capital and Innovation Performance: A Meta-Analysis

Despite a surge of studies examining the impact of firm’s social capital on the innovation performance, empirical research shows controversial results. To resolve this problem, this paper conducted a meta-analysis to restudy the relationship between firm’s social capital and innovation performance based on the empirical research results of 63 independent samples. This paper also identified some moderators affecting this relationship. The results indicated that the firm’s social capital-innovation performance link was positive and significant (r = 0.363), and the age of the firm and the cultural context affected the impact of social capital on innovation performance to a large extent. Based on these findings, this paper developed recommendations for future research.