Bonding Social Capital, Afghan Refugees, and Early Access to Employment

2021 ◽  
pp. 019791832110002
Author(s):  
Matteo Vergani ◽  
Ihsan Yilmaz ◽  
Greg Barton ◽  
James Barry ◽  
Galib Bashirov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Afghan Refugees ◽  
Employment Success ◽  
The Third ◽  
Early Access ◽  
Second Year ◽  
The Impact

This IMR Research Note examines the impact of the level of bonding social capital on access to employment among newly arrived Afghan refugees in Victoria (Australia). Based on a mixed-methods analysis of biographical interviews with 80 Afghan refugees, it examines their use of social capital, year by year, during the first three years after their arrival. Our analysis shows that higher levels of bonding social capital are associated with greater success in finding employment during the first and second year of settlement. In the third year, however, bonding social capital for Afghan refugees in Victoria is no longer a significant predictor of employment. This Research Note helps clarify inconsistent findings in the literature on the effects of social capital on obtaining employment by suggesting that bonding social capital’s impact on refugee employment success changes significantly across the first three years after arrival. This finding has important implications for migration policy and the prioritization of resources toward services for newly arrived refugees.

scholarly journals The Sharing Economy and Sustainability of Urban Destinations in the (Over)tourism Context: The Social Capital Theory Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 2310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Piotr Zmyślony ◽  
Grzegorz Leszczyński ◽  
Anna Waligóra ◽  
Wiesław Alejziak
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Theoretical Perspective ◽  
Sharing Economy ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Social Capital Theory ◽  
Capital Theory ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Perceptions And Attitudes ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact

This article contributes to the discussion on the sustainability of the sharing economy by adopting the Social Capital Theory to expand explanations of the sharing economy’s role and scope of relations with local communities in the context of overtourism. As mutual relationships have not been fully recognized through a theoretical perspective, the article aims to examine the sustainability of the process of the sharing economy impacting urban tourism communities in light of Robert Putnam’s approach to Social Capital Theory. On the basis of a selective systematic review, the article discusses the sustainability of the sharing economy through the lens of bridging and bonding social capital. We argue that a new configuration of social capital, i.e., a sharing platform-modified social capital, arises from the unsustainable and disruptive power of the sharing economy implemented by virtual platforms, thereby contributing to an overtourism syndrome. However, from a medium- and long-term perspective, the sharing economy also impacts the bridging nature of social capital, which should lead to a more sustainable balance in its structure. This initial framework for understanding the impact of the sharing economy on sustainability of local communities provides an alternative approach to studying residents’ perceptions and attitudes towards tourism in the areas affected by overtourism.

scholarly journals Post-disaster social capital: trust, equity, bayanihan and Typhoon Yolanda

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 334-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline Eadie ◽  
Yvonne Su
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Urban Communities ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Self Help ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of disaster rehabilitation interventions on bonding social capital in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda. Design/methodology/approach The data from the project are drawn from eight barangays in Tacloban City, the Philippines. Local residents and politicians were surveyed and interviewed to examine perceptions of resilience and community self-help. Findings The evidence shows that haphazard or inequitable distribution of relief goods and services generated discontent within communities. However, whilst perceptions of community cooperation and self-help are relatively low, perceptions of resilience are relatively high. Research limitations/implications This research was conducted in urban communities after a sudden large-scale disaster. The findings are not necessarily applicable in the rural context or in relation to slow onset disasters. Practical implications Relief agencies should think more carefully about the social impact of the distribution of relief goods and services. Inequality can undermine community level cooperation. Social implications A better consideration of social as well as material capital in the aftermath of disaster could help community self-help, resilience and positive adaptation. Originality/value This study draws on evidence from local communities to contradict the overarching rhetoric of resilience in the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda.

scholarly journals Understanding the Impact of Social Capital on Entrepreneurship Performance: The Moderation Effects of Opportunity Recognition and Operational Competency

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gui-hua Xie ◽  
Lin-ping Wang ◽  
Bey-fen Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Psychological Research ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Creative Performance ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Negative Role ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Social capital, which is derived from psychological research, has an important value in the construction of network relationships in enterprises. It influences the direction and tendency of network connections in start-up enterprises and has gradually become an important factor in the study of entrepreneurship by scholars. However, the relationship between this and the effectiveness of innovation is unclear. In this study, the social capital is divided into bonding social capital and bridging social capital, and specific data of agricultural entrepreneurs are collected through questionnaire surveys. The results show that both bonding and bridging social capital have a significant positive effect on agricultural entrepreneurship performance. The entrepreneurial capacity of agricultural entrepreneurs regulates the relationship between social capital and creative performance. In the relationship between integrated social capital and creative performance, operational competency plays a positive role and opportunity recognition plays a negative role. On the other hand, in the relationship between bridging social capital and creative performance, the opportunity recognition plays a positive role and the operational competency plays a negative role. Finally, based on the above findings, this study proposes theoretical and practical implications and suggestions for follow-up research.

scholarly journals To Bond or to Bridge? Contingent Effects of Managers’ Social Capital on Organizational Performance

2015 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 403-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangyub Ryu
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
School Districts ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Top Managers ◽  
Critical Resource ◽  
Bonding And Bridging ◽  
The Impact

A top manager’s social capital is considered a critical resource for determining organizational outcomes. However, little is known about the impact of social capital on public organizations’ performance. By dimensionalizing social capital into two subdimensions, this study investigates the impact of a superintendent’s bonding and bridging social capital on the performance of school districts. This study’s findings show that bridging social capital has positive impacts on organizational performance, but in a time of financial difficulty it worsens the negative shocks of the difficulty. Bonding social capital is found to be exactly the opposite. This study argues that choosing between bonding and bridging social capital is not an “either-or” question, and top managers are required to balance the two, depending on the situations that their organizations face.

scholarly journals Disentangling the Impact of Civil Association Membership on Political Participation: Evidence from Swedish Panel Data

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Linuz Aggeborn ◽  
Nazita Lajevardi ◽  
Pär Nyman
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Panel Data ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Research Note ◽  
Personal Networks ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Civil Association ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Active Membership

Abstract What is the effect of membership in civil associations on political participation? Membership has been linked to providing social capital and personal networks, which in turn help citizens more easily navigate politics. Yet this link is empirically complex, since politically interested individuals self-select into networks and associations. This research note addresses the impact of membership on different forms of political participation using a panel survey from Sweden that distinguishes between passive and active membership in various types of associations. The baseline results reaffirm a strong association between membership and political participation. The survey's panel dimension is exploited to reveal that earlier scholarship has likely overstated the robustness of membership's participatory effects. Rather, the remaining impact of association membership in the panel specification is mainly driven by types of associations for which the highest degree of selection behaviour is expected.

scholarly journals Expanding Accessibility to and Curricular Reform in Latin American Schools: Implications for Social Cohesion

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 25-55
Author(s):  
Cristián Cox
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
National Society ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Symbolic Resources ◽  
Curriculum Orientation ◽  
American Schools ◽  
The Impact

The article examines Latin American educational policies in the last decade and a half from the perspective of their contribution to social cohesion. After establishing the direct relation between education and social cohesion, the author evaluates the impact of the substantial expansion of schooling in the region as a contributor to social cohesion. The latter takes place because education ensures the sharing of common symbolic resources among a large percentage of the population. It also facilitates dynamics of intergenerational mobility that also contribute to social cohesion. The article also presents the results of a comparative analysis of citizen formation curricula as developed in seven countries in the region: Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Guatemala, Mexico and Peru. The central questions are based on the orientations taken by these countries with regard to the formation of bridging social capital (between groups), or of bonding social capital (within the groups) (Putnam, 2000), and to the relations the curricula establish with the past. The latter has as a point of reference the creation of a common identity (national) among groups exhibiting clear socio-economic differences. The analysis concludes that the curriculum orientation of the various countries examined in the study are related to the specific perspective of social cohesion that each national society holds.

scholarly journals Effect of crop density on yield and quality of alfalfa forage from combined use (forage-seed)

2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 1571-1578
Author(s):  
R. Stanisavljevic ◽  
J. Milenkovic ◽  
D. Djokic ◽  
D. Terzic ◽  
J. Markovic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dry Matter ◽  
The Third ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Crop Density ◽  
Alfalfa Seed ◽  
Second Year ◽  
Seed Yields ◽  
The Impact

In Serbia, alfalfa is the most important perennial forage legume that is grown at 180-200 thousand hectares. Except for the classic production of forage, alfalfa is very important for seed production. In our conditions Alfalfa seed are produced from the second cut of alfalfa. Higher seed yields are achieved in larger distances between rows. In this system of production first and third cut are used for fodder. This trial tests three different densities and four varieties in order to determine the impact on yield and quality of forage dry matter. In the year of establishment, cultivars from the treatment A1 achieved higher yields of dry matter for 2.3 t ha-1 in relation to the treatment A2. In the second year, yield was higher by 1.4 t ha-1, and in the third higher for 3.1 t ha-1. Treatment A1 compared to A3 treatment had a higher yield of 3.5 t ha-1 (52%). In the second year treatment A1 achieved higher yields of forage then treatment A3 for 3.8 t ha-1 (44%), and in the third year for 4.6 t ha-1 (56%). Cultivars were also significantly affected the yield of forage dry matter at all densities. Influence of density and variety to the chemical composition of forage and the content of macro elements in the forage had no significant effect.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Social Media Usage Patterns and Social Capital: Empirical Evidence From the Agricultural Systems of China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gui-hua Xie ◽  
Lin-ping Wang ◽  
Asif Khan
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Agricultural Policies ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Use Of Social Media ◽  
Social Use ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
The Impact

This research offers a theoretical model to measure the impact of social media usage on social capital in the agricultural system of China. Furthermore, this research also investigates the relationship between agricultural policies related to entrepreneurship training and social media usage. A total of 589 questionnaires were distributed in the training courses of Fujian Agricultural Vocational Technology College, and, Fuzhou, Quanzhou, Jianning, and Liancheng counties and cities in Fujian during winter and summer vacations to target new vocational farmers. The results show that social use, hedonic use, and cognitive use of social media significantly impacted both bridging and bonding social capital. Furthermore, the results of the study suggest that entrepreneurs who have participated in the training have significantly higher levels of social use and cognitive use than those who have not been trained. The findings of this paper have implications for the digital transformation by agricultural entrepreneurs in recognition of the role of sustainable education and learning in entrepreneurial activities and the utilization of social and cognitive functions of social media to acquire and accumulate social capital and provide support for sustainable agriculture and rural development. Furthermore, the concepts of sustainability-driven agriculture in the digital transformational framework were also studied and it was indicated that transformed agriculture can effectively deal with the present challenges.

Can the Bonding Social Capital be Used to Mitigate the Impact of Natural Hazards?

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 26-36
Author(s):  
Simeon Corro Bernados Jr ◽  
Lanndon A. Ocampo ◽  
Edwin A. Pilapil ◽  
Nemia F. Zamora
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Natural Hazards ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Political Organization ◽  
Formation Processes ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Variable ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Post Disaster

To illustrate the influence of bonding social capital in the development initiatives of local communities and to contribute to the on-going theoretical debate on the effects of bonding social capital to communities, the cultural variable was used in the analysis using post-disaster recovery experience of a community. By using interview transcripts and conversation notes for this work, people's cultural and circumstances determined the social formation processes as responses to their circumstantial needs. The ethno-political organization (purok), the cooperative work (pintakasi) and the smooth interpersonal relationship (hugoy-hugoy) were cultural factors that explicate the strength of the bonding social capital. This article concluded that the inclusion of a cultural variable in the bonding social capital discussion is relevant and found that a flood-prone community, and those communities which are susceptible to natural hazards, relied on their social capital with greater expectations from the bonding social capital.

scholarly journals Understanding Sporting Social Media Brand Communities, Place and Social Capital: A Netnography of Football Fans

2021 ◽  
pp. 216747952098614
Author(s):  
Alex Fenton ◽  
Brendan James Keegan ◽  
Keith D. Parry
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Sports Fans ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Brand Communities ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Online Sources ◽  
Digital Channels

The emergence of social media and digital channels have expanded communication practices and also created new, virtual spaces where sports fans can interact and communicate directly with each other and with clubs. This article examines the potential for social media brand communities to develop a sense of both community and place amongst sports fans. It explores their influence in placemaking initiatives through the bonding and bridging social capital of a football club’s supporters. A netnographic study of a football club’s supporter networks (five channels) and their interactions with social media brand communities was performed. Data gathered from online sources was underpinned by interviews with 25 members of the community. Findings were analysed via NVivo using bridging and bonding social capital as a theoretical lens. The paper makes two primary contributions to knowledge. It enhances our understanding of the impact of SMBCs and their use in a sporting context—an area that has become increasingly significant during the COVID-19 pandemic enforced lockdowns that have kept fans out of venues. It also contributes to our understanding of the influence of placemaking strategies upon the social capital of supporter communities.

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