The Social Entrepreneurship and the Development of Human Capital Building Social Capital: The Case of the University of Fortaleza

This paper explores the issue of building beneficiaries’ commitment to the social project. Building beneficiaries’ commitment is difficult and complicated, but necessary to achieve the project’s goals. The paper presents experiences of individuals who organise activities in the Potentials… project, namely activities of those who have been responsible for building involvement of the projects’ benfciaries. The author presents conclusions of her qualitative research into the local community/project concerning commitment building methods, the difficulties connected with it and some suggestions concerning the project implementation in the future.

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Determining social capital by social accounting

Oeconomia Copernicana ◽

10.12775/oec.2015.003 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 47 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Peter Friedrich

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Welfare Economic ◽

Financial Capital ◽

Working Capital ◽

Economic Activities ◽

Social Accounting ◽

Ex Post ◽

The Social ◽

The One ◽

The University

Although social capital has been often debated in the last 20 years, there is a widely accepted definition missing and the approaches to measuring its size are not very well-developed. Therefore, the definitions of social capital are stated and analysed, whether they are appropriately designed also for measurement purposes. We end up with a division between capital consisting of real capital as fixed and working capital and financial capital on the one hand, and capitals, which are referring to human capital and social capital in a narrow sense on the other hand. The last two are named here as social capital. The stock of the first kind of capital can be expressed as net capital when the liabilities are deducted is booked to the final social balance, as well as the remainder of the stock accounts. The stock of the second one can be identified as social assets reduced by social liabilities. Non-commercial values of economic activities are gathered in social accounting. With social accounting there are several approaches, however most of them are not developed to such an extent that the social capital can be determined through an adequate ex-post analysis. A welfare economic oriented approach comprising a bookkeeping system helps to determine social capital. Based on the willingness to pay approach a commercial bookkeeping system and an additional social bookkeeping were designed where the respective “private” and additional social capital were verified. Both together show the total social capital related to an economic subject. The result is illustrated by such a social accounting for the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Tartu for 2006. The author discusses the limits and possibilities of this kind of social capital determination.

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Antecedents of Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship Initiatives in Pakistan and Outcomes: Collaboration between Quadruple Helix Sectors

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su10124539 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. 4539 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jawad Iqbal ◽

Shakeela Kousar ◽

Waseem ul Hameed

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Human Capital ◽

Social Entrepreneurship ◽

Social Problems ◽

Research Study ◽

Motivational Factors ◽

Quadruple Helix ◽

Capital Social ◽

Personal Factors ◽

Entrepreneurial Ventures

The concept of social entrepreneurship has not reached full understanding in almost all developing countries, specifically in Pakistan. Social entrepreneurship is an outstanding social vehicle that, if adopted, can transform a society by resolving its social, economic, and environmental issues with the help of homemade solutions for social problems. The phenomena of social entrepreneurship rarely exist in Pakistan, due to a lack of research in and awareness of the field. So far, no quantitative or qualitative research has been conducted on the subject area of social entrepreneurship. Thus, the prime objective of this study is to investigate the effect of personal factors (human capital, social capital, motivational factors) on the development of social entrepreneurial ventures in Pakistan. This research study has investigated the interaction effect of the collaboration of quadruple helix sectors on the factors that affect the development of social entrepreneurial ventures in Pakistan. Quadruple Helix Innovation Theory (QHIT) explains that the economic development of a country stands on four pillars: university, industry, government, and civil society. In this research, a quantitative research approach has been adopted by using a survey questionnaire. This research study has used convenience sampling to select a sample from the target population for collecting answers from respondents who were conveniently available. The population of this study includes all of the social entrepreneurs operating in two important cities (Bahawalpur, Multan) of southern Punjab, Pakistan. SmartPLS 3 was utilized to analyze the data. Moderation has been tested using the bootstrapping technique in SmartPLS software. It is found that human capital, social capital, and motivational factors have a significant positive relationship with social entrepreneurship. Moreover, quadruple helix sectors moderate the relationship between personal factors (human capital, social capital, motivational factors) and social entrepreneurship. The study provides a road map for the development of social entrepreneurship in Pakistan as a solution to social problems.

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Gendered Social Capital Guiding Women Career Planning: A Quantitative study at University of the Punjab

Progressive Research Journal of Arts & Humanities (PRJAH) ◽

10.51872/prjah.vol3.iss1.91 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Tayyaba Sohail ◽

Inam-ul-Haq ◽

Raja Muhammad Shoaib

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Career Planning ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Vital Role ◽

Primary Objective ◽

The Social ◽

Trust And Reciprocity ◽

Convenience Sampling ◽

The University

Social capital is manifested through the relationships and networks that the human species own. Further, it is strengthened with trust and reciprocity. It inculcates the value of helping each other based on the principle of ‘Mutually Beneficial Actions’. Various actors and agents play their roles in producing the social capital, yet women play the most vital role in its production due to their domestic chores, more frequent engagement with family and neighborhood. Thus, it is an essential to know that if she takes an equivalent benefit from the social capital. The primary objective of the present research determines out the role of social capital in women’s career planning. The informal social networks, family, friends, and neighborhood are selected to the social capital. In the meantime, 150 female respondents from the University of the Punjab were selected using the non-probability convenience sampling technique from the final year of the Masters and Bachelors program. The findings of the study showed as the positive relation of social capital with career planning.

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PERANAN MODAL SOSIAL MELALUI PENGEMBANGAN KELEMBAGAAN DAN PEMBERDAYAAN RUMAH TANGGA MISKIN DI DAERAH PESISIR (Studi Kasus: Rumah Tangga Di Kecamatan Koto IV Tarusan Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan)

Ecosains: Jurnal Ilmiah Ekonomi dan Pembangunan ◽

10.24036/ecosains.346857.00 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 77

Author(s):

Neng Kamarni

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Social Networks ◽

Human Capital ◽

Social Welfare ◽

Institutional Development ◽

Coastal Areas ◽

Poor Households ◽

The Social ◽

Household Members

The purpose of research include studying the characteristics of social capital in the communities especially poor fishermen fishing in the coastal areas, Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, studying characteristic of social networks and institutional owned by poor households, which is the primary vehicle for empowerment, and to analyze the contribution and role of social capital to welfare of fishermen households in Kecamatan Koto IV Tarusan Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, and to formulate and create a model for institutional development for the empowerment of poor fishermen.The regression results obtained influence SC (social capital) on the level of social welfare is positive, the higher the social capital of the area, the higher the welfare seaboard district. Kec. Koto XI Tarusan. So also with the HC (human capital) suggests that increased education will improve the welfare of the community. Effect of land will provide opportunities to increase the welfare of society. Variable Z (number of household members) suggests that the increase in the number of family members will reduce the level of social welfare.

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Investigating the Social Capital Theory in the University-Private Partnership: A Systematic Review

10.24251/hicss.2022.646 ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

Maram Hakami ◽

Sojen Pradhan ◽

Emmanuel Mastio

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Social Capital ◽

Social Capital Theory ◽

Capital Theory ◽

Private Partnership ◽

The Social ◽

The University

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Scientific and educational vector of the social and human capital network component formation

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/202131108012 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 311 ◽

pp. 08012

Author(s):

Olga Yarmak ◽

Ekaterina Strashko ◽

Mariya Bolshakova ◽

Pavel Deryugin ◽

Veronika Yarmak

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Human Capital ◽

Business Community ◽

Human Potential ◽

Russian Regions ◽

Network Connections ◽

The Social ◽

World Class ◽

Human And Social Capital ◽

Network Component

The authors raise the problem of the scientific and educational vector of the formation of the network component of social and human capital in Russian regions. The development of the network component is becoming one of the policy directions for the formation of the region’s human capital through the creation of certain network centres. The emerging network connections of world-class scientific and educational centres in Russian regions are analyzed, which create conditions for transforming the existing human potential of the territory into the human and social capital of the country. Based on the definition of social capital by P. Bourdieu and M. Paldam as a group resource for obtaining social connections, the authors analyze the process of forming network connections between the educational, scientific environment of the region, its business community and government bodies at the sites of world-class scientific and educational centres operating in Russia, which is the basis for the formation of the social capital of the territory. The conclusions of the study are to determine the structure of ties in the scientific and educational vector of social and human capital through the functioning of network RECs, which become interregional coordination structures for the scientific and educational space of the country.

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The Social Structure of Competition

Networks in the Knowledge Economy ◽

10.1093/oso/9780195159509.003.0006 ◽

2003 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ronald Burt

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Human Capital ◽

Social Structure ◽

Formal Education ◽

Rate Of Return ◽

Rates Of Return ◽

Job Experience ◽

The Social ◽

Lines Of Credit ◽

Market Production

A player brings capital to the competitive arena and walks away with profit determined by the rate of return where the capital was invested. The market production equation predicts profit: invested capital, multiplied by the going rate of return, equals the profit to be expected from the investment. You invest a million dollars. The going rate of return is 10 percent. The profit is one hundred thousand dollars. Investments create an ability to produce a competitive product. For example, capital is invested to build and operate a factory. Rate of return is an opportunity to profit from the investment. The rate of return is keyed to the social structure of the competitive arena and is the focus here. Each player has a network of contacts in the arena. Something about the structure of the player’s network and the location of the player’s contacts in the social structure of the arena provides a competitive advantage in getting higher rates of return on investment. This chapter is about that advantage. It is a description of the way in which social structure renders competition imperfect by creating entrepreneurial opportunities for certain players and not for others. A player brings at least three kinds of capital to the competitive arena. Other distinctions can be made, but three are sufficient here. First, the player has financial capital: cash in hand, reserves in the bank, investments coming due, lines of credit. Second, the player has human capital. Your natural qualities—charm, health, intelligence, and looks—combined with the skills you have acquired in formal education and job experience give you abilities to excel at certain tasks. Third, the player has social capital: relationships with other players. You have friends, colleagues, and more general contacts through whom you receive opportunities to use your financial and human capital. I refer to opportunities in a broad sense, but I certainly mean to include the obvious examples of job promotions, participation in significant projects, influential access to important decisions, and so on. The social capital of people aggregates into the social capital of organizations.

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