Investigating the impact of social capital on the organizational excellence of the employees at the Islamic Azad University of Sari

This study examined the impact of social capital on organizational excellence of staffs at Islamic Azad University of Sari. The study adopted an applied descriptive survey as its methodology. The statistical sample of the study comprised all employees at Islamic Azad University of Sari summing up to 259 subjects. Using Kerjecie and Morgan table, 170 employees were selected through stratified random sampling based on gender. a researcher–made questionnaire was used to collect data the face and content validity of which were determined by experts and certified professionals in the field and the reliability was estimated to be 0/88 using Cronbach's alpha. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics were used. The results of the study showed that all three dimensions of social capital including structural, cognitive and communication aspects had a positive impact on organizational excellence and the cognitive aspect had the greatest impact on organizational excellence and structural and communication aspects were placed next, respectively.