The Relationship between Social Capital and Organizational Indifference among the Central headquarters of Kerman University of Medical Sciences

The indifference of staff to their organizational problems is an issue affecting most governmental and some non-governmental organizations in Iran. This study aimed to examine the relationship between social capital and organizational indifference among the central headquarters of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
This cross-sectional descriptive- analytic study was performed on 181 Headquarters staff of Kerman University of Medical Sciences selected through random sampling method in 2015. For the measurement of social capital, a standard questionnaire consisted of three dimensions of cognitive, relationship and structural and to assess staff indifference, a questionnaire included 33 questions were used. Data analysis was performed through SPSS 20 software package
From all, 76.24% were female and 22.09% were male. Social capital and its components had inverse relationship with organizational indifference; that is, social capital increase was associated with decrease of organizational indifference of the staff.
According to the obtained results, social capital, as one of the most important assets of the enterprise, can help organizations to create and share knowledge. It provides them a persistent organizational advantage compared with other organizations. Social capital decreases organizational indifference among staff and provide a condition for them to attempt in achieving the organization goals.