Organizational Psychology

The article continues a series of articles prepared by the authors on the theory and methodology of the organization’s social capital. Purpose. To analyze the methodological support for the study of the social capital of organizations. Objectives: 1) on the basis of the analysis of foreign literature, to consider the methods proposed by foreign authors. We consider an organizationas a collective subject of social capital, united by mutual trust, common norms, goals and values. Employees of the organization involved in the activities of the organization are individual subjects of social capital. The social capital of an organization is defined as a system of interpersonal relationsin which the association of employees is based on mutual respect, unity of values, goals, compliance with corporate norms and the desire to maintain the reputation of their organization. Method. The sample consisted of 235 respondents — 97 men and 138 women. The average age of respondents was 40 years. The following methods were used: “Components of the Social Capital of an Organization” (CSCO) questionnaire; questionnaire “Organizational commitment”; methodology “Components of an organization’s reputation”; questionnaire “Level of trust in the organization”; “Social Desirability Scale”. Findings. The specificity of social capital in various organizations is revealed, the presence of significant relationships between the components of the organization’s social capital and the method sdeveloped by other authors is revealed. Conclusion. The consolidation unites collective and individual subjects into a single construct — the social capital of the organization. To create conditions for the consolidation of social capital, it is necessary to work with all its components and use new purposeful methods. The value of the results. The results showed the need to use comprehensive research methods.The originality of the study lies in the strict scientific substantiation of the content and structure of the organization’s social capital.