scholarly journals Women entrepreneurship: effect of social capital, innovation and market knowledge

AD-minister ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 115-130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Banafsheh Dastourian ◽  
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Hiroko Kawamorita Kesim ◽  
Nader Seyyed Amiri ◽  
Somayeh Moradi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Market Knowledge ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship

scholarly journals The Utilisation of Migrant Capital to Access the Labour Market: The Case of Swedish Migrants in Helsinki

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Östen Wahlbeck ◽  
Sabina Fortelius
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Context ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Migration Process ◽  
Market Knowledge ◽  
Local Labour ◽  
Gain Access

This article explains from a Bourdieusian perspective how migrants gain access to fields in which their resources are valued and their cultural and social capital can be mobilised. Interviews conducted among Swedish migrants in Helsinki (Helsingfors) illustrate how the migrants have been able to utilise various forms of capital to gain access to the local labour market. Knowledge of the Swedish language and society may constitute cultural capital, but only in specific occupations and social contexts. The article highlights the importance of access to social networks among Finnish spouses and friends in finding information about the jobs in which knowledge of the Swedish language and society is valued. The results indicate that the resources of migrants do not always constitute a valuable social capital, migrants also need to be able to mobilise their resources in a given social context. It is also argued that there may be specific forms of cultural and social capital that are only available to migrants as a consequence of their being migrants. This migrant capital consists of the various forms of capital that are connected to the migration process and are mobilisable by the migrants.

Impacts of Microfinance Strategic Management and Social Capital on Women Entrepreneurship in Rural Mexico

2018 ◽  
pp. 185-205
Author(s):  
José G. Vargas-Hernández ◽  
Claudia Leticia Preciado Ortiz
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
State Program ◽  
Scientific Support ◽  
Rural Business ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
Rural Mexico ◽  
Structured Knowledge

This chapter analyzes two types of women entrepreneurship in rural México. The first type seeks to determine the successes and failures undertaken by women at a rural business financed by a state program and the second type seeks to reflect the importance of social capital in the establishment and growth of cooperatives in Mexico, specifically the cooperative Las Chiquihuitecas, producer of cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus Costa). The research method used in both cases was totally qualitative applying the documentary analysis and the interview in depth as an instrument for the collection of the information. It is obtained that social capital has been the key element in the formation and development of women businesses. The study concludes that the practical knowledge of the entrepreneurs and the lack of social capital in these cases are not sufficient to direct the businesses to success, and that the lack of structured knowledge and adequate scientific support for this project strongly directed towards the non-permanence on the market.

scholarly journals Social and Cognitive Aspects of Women Entrepreneurs: Evidence from India

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 223-239
Author(s):  
Mohd Yasir Arafat ◽  
Javed Ali ◽  
Amit Kumar Dwivedi ◽  
Imran Saleem
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Executive Summary ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Factors Affecting

Executive Summary In the present era, the role of women entrepreneurship has been recognized in the process of economic development worldwide; hence, it must be promoted. Before designing any policy intervention to boost women entrepreneurship, it is important to understand the factors driving women to become entrepreneurs. The previous research on women entrepreneurship was preoccupied with performance of businesses run by women. This research aimed at answering the question: ‘What motivates or discourages the women of a society or an economy from becoming an entrepreneur?’ More specifically, this research investigates factors affecting the entrepreneurial propensity of Indian women through the lenses of cognitive and social capital perspectives. The present study is steered to enhance the understanding of women entrepreneurship at a niche level. Scholars have tried to explain factors affecting women entrepreneurship using myriad of approaches. However, these approaches have been criticized on methodological, conceptual and predictive ability weaknesses. Recently, cognitive and social capital perspectives have gained currency in explaining entrepreneurship. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of cognitive factors—opportunity perception (Hypothesis 1), risk perception (Hypothesis 2) and perceived capabilities (Hypothesis 3)—and social capital factors—social networks (Hypothesis4) and informal investment (Hypothesis 5)—on women’s entrepreneurial propensity in India, a developing country. A data set of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Adult Population Survey including a sample of 1305 Indians was used and binary logistic regression technique was employed to analyse the data. The finding shows that the entrepreneurial opportunities have no significant influence on women entrepreneurship; risk perception discourages women from becoming entrepreneurs, and perceived capabilities influence the decision of women to engage in entrepreneurship; social network motivates women to be entrepreneurial, and being an informal investor encourages them to start their venture. Surprisingly, we do not find support for opportunity perception. Therefore, policymakers should pay more attention to these factors of perception and social networks so that, the propensity of a woman to become entrepreneur would be increased.

scholarly journals Relationship between Microfinance and Sustainable Women Entrepreneurial Performance: The mediating Role of Social capital

2021 ◽  
pp. 70-88
Author(s):  
Shazia Nawaz ◽  
Muhammad Ramzan ◽  
Muhammad Sadiq Shahid
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Performance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Islamic Microfinance ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to investigate the impact of microfinance on poverty reduction through women entrepreneurship in Southern Punjab, Pakistan. We also examine if social capital plays any role in microfinance and women entrepreneurship growth that leads towards poverty reduction. This study uses the data collected through a survey of 210 women entrepreneurs, who secured microfinance loans for their new/established enterprises. By applying correlation and regression analysis techniques, this study finds that access to finance is important for female entrepreneurs and it helps them in realizing their potential as entrepreneurs. A range of entrepreneurial characteristics was found to be critical to the success of women led enterprises in general and to poverty reduction among their families, in particular. Our results reveal that microfinance plays a positive role in women's entrepreneurial performance. We also find that Islamic microfinance contributes more to sustainable women's entrepreneurial performance than non-Islamic microfinance. Although this study used a limited sample of Pakistani female entrepreneurs, yet the results can be relevant to women entrepreneurs in other developing countries with contextual cautions. Future researchers may incorporate more relevant variables and increase the sample size to enhance the understanding of our investigated phenomena.

scholarly journals Rural Poverty Alleviation Strategies and Social Capital Link: The Mediation Role of Women Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation

SAGE Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 215824402092550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Dwumfour Osei ◽  
Jincai Zhuang
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Rural Women ◽  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Rural Poverty ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities

This article presents a novel insight into the extent to which social capital, social innovation, and women entrepreneurial activities contribute to rural poverty alleviation. Applying the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique through SmartPLS software version 3.0, data from a total sample of 333 women entrepreneurs in the Agribusiness sector from the Sekyere South District in Ghana were empirically analyzed. The findings from the study highlight the transformative potential of rural women entrepreneurs who utilize social capital from both formal and informal social networks toward rural poverty alleviation. Thus, study results revealed that women entrepreneurship growth performance is positively and significantly associated with rural poverty alleviation. Furthermore, the impacts of social innovation and relational social capital on poverty alleviation showed positive. We recommend that policymakers and development practitioners should empower more women into entrepreneurial activities in the agribusiness sector in rural areas to promote rural poverty alleviation in developing countries.

scholarly journals The antecedents and the outcomes of foreign market knowledge accumulation – the dynamic managerial capability perspective

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 902-920 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Imtiaz Mostafiz ◽  
Murali Sambasivan ◽  
See Kwong Goh
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Foreign Market ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Managerial Cognition ◽  
Market Knowledge ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Export Manufacturing

PurposeThe purpose of this study is to establish the antecedents and the outcomes of foreign market knowledge (FMK) accumulation in the context of emerging economies. The antecedent is dynamic managerial capability (DMC) with managerial human capital, social capital and cognition as its dimensions. The outcomes are financial and non-financial performances. This study bridges the gap by linking individual-level capability and FMK accumulation to achieve performance.Design/methodology/approachThis study has utilized a survey-based approach to collect data. The sample consists of 365 export manufacturing firms operating in the apparel industry of Bangladesh. Structural equation modeling analysis has been used to test the hypothesized model.FindingsThe direct effects of managerial social capital and managerial cognition on FMK accumulation are positively significant. The results also show that FMK accumulation fully mediates the relationship between: managerial social capital and financial and non-financial performances and managerial cognition and financial and non-financial performances.Practical implicationsExport manufacturing entrepreneurs in the low-tech industry should focus more on the network development and leverage on their cognitive mentality as a global mindset to succeed in international markets. These two factors are critical to accumulate foreign knowledge.Originality/valueThis study provides empirical evidence on dynamic managerial capability and FMK accumulation of export manufacturing firms in low-tech emerging economies context. Out of the three building blocks of DMC, this study has found that managerial social capital and managerial cognition of entrepreneurs are crucial as antecedents to FMK accumulation and firm performance.

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