社會資本是我們日常商業生活的一部分，員工和管理者都有不同的經驗和接受網路的方式。員工、經理和一般人都對開發和使用網路非常感興趣，包括他們的朋友、同事、來自商業環境的同事等等。通過這些網路，人們可以瞭解並得到很多好處。通過文獻綜述和質性研究發現，大多數員工和管理者使用網路及其利益，但從倫理的角度對網路的接受程度有不同的理解。很多人只是覺得從他們的關係網中獲益是骯髒的，他們想通過正式的商業途徑獲得更高的薪水、更好的工作或知識。結果表明，大多數訪談和文獻都表明，利用和受益於社會資本在我們的日常業務中是必不可少的。事實證明，人們對社會資本的使用和道德規範有著不同的理解。網路中的誠實、公平和回報是社會資本使用者接受並從網路中獲益的關鍵決定因素。

Social capital is a part of our daily business life, and employees as well as managers have different experiences and acceptance of networking. Employees, managers and the population in general are highly interested in developing and using networks, including their friends, work colleagues, colleagues from the business environment and many more. Through those networks, people can perceive and receive a lot of benefits. With the conducted literature review and qualitative study, it turned out, that most employees and managers use networks and their benefits, but have a different understanding of its acceptance from an ethical standpoint. A lot of people just feel dirty to benefit from their network and want to get higher salaries, better jobs or knowledge through the formal ways of business. The results showed that most interviews as well as the literature suggest that using and benefiting from social capital is essential in our everyday business. It turned out that people have a different understanding of the usage and ethics of social capital. Honesty, fairness and giving back within the network are the key determinants for social capital users to accept and benefit from their network.

Table of Contents
Abstract Chinese ........................................................................................................................... 2
Abstract English ............................................................................................................................ 3
Sworn Declaration ......................................................................................................................... 4
Gender Clause ............................................................................................................................... 5
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................... 7
2. Literature Review ................................................................................................................ 11
2.1. Social capital and its benefits ...................................................................................... 11
2.2. Experiencing social capital .......................................................................................... 15
2.3. Acceptance of social capital and its benefits ............................................................... 20
3. Methodology ....................................................................................................................... 21
4. Results ................................................................................................................................. 25
4.1. Findings ....................................................................................................................... 25
4.2. Experiencing social capital .......................................................................................... 26
4.3. Accepting social capital and its benefits ..................................................................... 36
5. Discussion & Conclusion .................................................................................................... 41
5.1. Discussion ................................................................................................................... 41
5.2. Limitations and Further Research ............................................................................... 44
5.3. Conclusion ................................................................................................................... 46
6. Bibliography ........................................................................................................................ 47
7. Appendix ............................................................................................................................. 49
7.1. Detailed job information interviewees ........................................................................ 49
7.2. Interview guide ............................................................................................................ 49

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