title: The associations between organizational social capital, perceived health, and employees' performance in two Dutch companies.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the associations between organizational (bonding, bridging, and linking) social capital, employees' health, and employees' performance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Linear regression on cross-sectional data among 718 employees in two Dutch companies.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Organizational social capital was significantly associated with perceived health (β = 0.20; P < 0.001) and with emotional exhaustion (β = -0.34; P < 0.001). Both the health indicators, in turn, were associated with absenteeism, presenteeism, and effective personal functioning in the presumed direction, that is, better health was associated with better functioning. Especially, bonding social capital was significantly associated with health (β = 0.14; P < 0.01) and with emotional exhaustion (β = -0.26; P < 0.001). Linking social capital was associated with emotional exhaustion as well (β = -0.09; P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Organizational social capital was found to be a resource for employees' health, with meaningful business implications.
authors.affiliation: TNO, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands. Arjella.vanscheppingen@tno.nl
authors.forename: Arjella R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: van Scheppingen
authors.forename: Ernest M M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: de Vroome
authors.forename: Kristin C J M
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: ten Have
authors.forename: Ellen H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Bos
authors.forename: Gerard I J M
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Zwetsloot
authors.forename: Willem
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van Mechelen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D016272:Occupational Health; D015279:Organizational Culture; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult