Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

social relational artefact

German translation:

soziales Artefakt; aus Akteursbeziehungen resultierendes Artefakt

Added to glossary by BirgitBerlin
Mar 19, 2007 10:41
17 yrs ago
English term

social relational artefact

English to German Social Sciences Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. paper on social capital
The purpose of this article is to clarify the conceptualization of social capital in entrepreneurship. To achieve this, the article begins with a review of the extensive literature on social capital. This provides a preliminary theoretical framework about the nature and categories of social capital. Thereafter, an account is provided of an empirical study in which in-depth and extensive data was gathered about the social interactions of entrepreneurs from 10 technology firms. Findings demonstrate that social capital is a ***social relational artefact*** produced in social interactions.

This last sentence contains three times "social" which I would like to avoid for the translation. I am just not sure how... any suggestions?
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Jul 25, 2007 08:56: BirgitBerlin Created KOG entry

Discussion

Francis Lee (X) Mar 19, 2007:
Wie wär's mit gesellschaftlich bzw. gesellschaftspolitisch? Zur Not könnte man vielleicht Reputationskapital schreiben.

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soziales Artefakt; aus Akteursbeziehungen resultierendes Artefakt

Basically the most straight forward translation would be "soziales Artefakt" or "das Ergebnis von Sozialbeziehungen . If you want to avoid "sozial" you could phrase it using "Akteursbeziehungen" which would amount to the same.
For example: "Unsere Untersuchungen zeigen, dass soziales Kapital ein aus den Akteursbeziehungen resultierendes Artefakt ist, dass in sozialen Interaktionen hervorgebracht wird."

In any case, I wouldn't substitute "soziales Kapital" for another term since it is the commonly used technical term in sociological jargon.
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