Dian Ekowati

Paper presented in Singapore, 24-27 July 2007

This article will discuss more about trust and smart networking/cooperation in building both the social and intellectual capital in the organizations. Cooperation would only be conducted if there is trust that would enable each party to be willingly cooperate with each other in conducting the job or activities.
Furthemore, the effort to build network might not achieve the state of smart networking unless accompanied by the tight consideration of high performing selection system of its members’ competencies to create synergistic relationship. Having such set of members’ competencies supported by members’ state of mind, organization will have its intellectual capital which in turn will be developed to be organization’s sustainable competitive advantage.
Meanwhile, Trust can be represented into an affective relationship situation, so that people are optimistic in seeing the future and have greater expectations to achieve their aims. Highly competent and reliable organizational member is a necessary condition for organizational growth, along with supporting and complementary abilities of other organizationa members, will drive innovative spirit in networking. The value and attitude of the members to behave ethically will also determine the sustainability of the organization to become a well governed and managed organization. Finally, yet importantly, Trust is a general feeling, yet, there are certain sources that would make people are able to trust each other. Moreover, there are many perspectives on seeing trust, which differs among different cultures.

written by Sulasmi, Siti and Ekowati, Dian