The Role of Social Capital in the Start-Up of Non-profit Organisations: The Case of Fondazione Welfare Ambrosiano

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 1195-1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Pedrini ◽  
Valentina Bramanti ◽  
Laura Maria Ferri ◽  
Marco Minciullo
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Start Up

scholarly journals Universities and start-up creation by Ph.D. graduates: the role of scientific and social capital of academic laboratories

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Muscio ◽  
Sotaro Shibayama ◽  
Laura Ramaciotti
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Training Period ◽  
Scientific Excellence ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Industry Collaboration ◽  
Business Experience ◽  
Subject Areas ◽  
Scientific Capital

AbstractThis paper investigates how the characteristics of university laboratories influence the propensity of Ph.D. students to entrepreneurship, and thus, contribute to the transfer of academic knowledge to society. As determinants of Ph.D. entrepreneurship, we focus on the lab scientific and social capital as well as on the business experience that Ph.D. students acquire during their training period. The empirical exercise is based on questionnaire survey data of 5266 Ph.D. students in Italian universities in all subject areas. First, we find that 6.7% of the Ph.D. graduates engage in startup activities, and thus, Ph.D. training seems to contribute to knowledge transfer through entrepreneurship. Second, Ph.D. entrepreneurship is driven by business experience, in the forms of industry collaboration and industrially applicable research projects, during their training period. Third, the lab scientific capital is negatively associated with Ph.D. entrepreneurship, suggesting a conflict between scientific excellence and entrepreneurship, but this effect is mitigated if students acquire business experience. Fourth, the lab social capital increases the chance of startup when students have business experience. We further investigate the effects of lab environment by distinguishing between startups that are based on university research and startups that are not, finding different determinants.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT AND USE IN THE GROWTH PROCESS OF WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (04) ◽  
pp. 473-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
MUHAMMAD AZAM ROOMI
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Growth Process ◽  
Maturity Stage ◽  
Access To Information ◽  
Stages Of Growth ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Mixed Networks ◽  
Capital Development

Drawing upon the Churchill and Lewis stage growth model of enterprises, this study explains the role of social capital possessed by women entrepreneurs in different stages of growth within their firms. Friends and family as well as women-only networks in the start-up stage; customers, staff, and suppliers in the survival stage; mixed networks as well as business and professional advisers in the success and take-off stages; and suppliers and/or distributors in the maturity stage have been found to be the main sources of women entrepreneurs' social capital. In particular, the study highlights industry differences as well as norms of behavior based on trust and obligation through which they successfully transform their contacts into useful resources. The availability of these resources as well as access to information, advice, and ideas act as a catalyst in developing and growing their businesses.

scholarly journals Role of non-state organizations in strengthening social capital: case study of Mansehra district of KP province, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shoaib Nasir ◽  
Mudassar Yasin ◽  
Muhammad U. Mehmood ◽  
Muhammad Luqman ◽  
Muhammad Yaseen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Non Profit ◽  
Organizational Infrastructure ◽  
True Representation ◽  
Time Availability ◽  
State Organizations

The building of functional linkages between non-profit/non-state organizations and other collaborators at various levels is a necessity to benefit the welfare of the rural poor. Pakistan is also embracing its inclusion in the list of economies that are considered to have weak social capital. Strengthening of social capital has a valuable contribution by the NGOs especially in the rangelands of Pakistan. The current study is designed to examine the role of non-governmental and non-state organizations in building up social capital. Data were taken from three different localities in the Mansehra district of Hazara region in Pakistan adopting qualitative and quantitative approaches. A weak organizational infrastructure in terms of horizontal and vertical principles (transparency, viability, integrity, accountability etc.) was found in all three study areas. The access to social capital at sites I II obtained 1.98 and 1.78 respectively and residents of site III were found deprived. The study showed that rural people with low income (often referred to as poor) have lower social incomes compared to people with high- and medium-income levels (often referred as well off and better off). The limitations of time availability and social confidence results in no contact or social interaction among poor. A significant role of NGOs has been observed in bringing poor and oppressed people into mainstream social capital. The study delineates the increased involvement of registered and unregistered local groups/organizations in the development of rural community. Findings of the research also conclude that local community groups are more vital than that of the registered organizations due to their informal culture and true representation of practical needs of the community. The volunteers played an important role in creating social grants, and their inclusion in the form of a comprehensive social capital plan will result in refinement of services and overall betterment of society.

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