scholarly journals Social Capital Values as the Strengthening Elements in the Rural Small Industry

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 310-320
Author(s):  
Rahel Widiawati Kimbal ◽  
Jaqueline E.M Tangkau

This research aims at revealing various practices of social capital values to strengthen rural small industry. The practices which emerge from the interaction among farmers, big vendor, tibo, roasted nut business owner and consumers lead to different forms of social capital values. This research uses qualitative research method which involves a study case. The data are analyzed using forward stepwise model from Spradley, which formulates the findings from the empirical research. The research findings reveal various social capital values embedded in local tradition of Minahasa known as Mapalus. It refers to a form of cooperation which grow and develop among the Minahasans. Mapalus includes various social activities as follows (1) Mendu impero’ongan, a community service performed by the villagers; (2) Berantang, providing help for the bereaved family; (3) Sumakey, celebrating certain occasions together. Mapalus also exists in economic and financial activities such as: (1) Ma’endo. It refers to communal activities to cultivate the field or to renovate houses; and (2) Pa’ando. It is a financial activity in a form social gathering known as ‘arisan’. This cultural value is an important social capital for rural society to support their economic activities and to strengthen the rural small industry.

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 453-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sepehr Ghazinoory ◽  
Ali Bitaab ◽  
Ardeshir Lohrasbi

Purpose – In the last two decades, researchers have paid much attention to the role of cultural values on economic and social development. In particular, the crucial role of different aspects of culture on the development of innovation has been stressed in the literature. Consequently, it is vital to understand how social capital, as a core cultural value, affects the innovation process and the innovative performance at the national level. However, to date, the impact of different dimensions of social capital and innovation has not been properly portrayed or explained. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of four different dimensions of social capital (institutional and interpersonal, associational life and norms) on two of the main functions of national innovation system (NIS) (entrepreneurship and knowledge creation) based on over 50,000 observations in 34 countries. Design/methodology/approach – In this regard, national-level data from the World Values Survey database was employed to quantify social capital. Entrepreneurship is, in turn, assumed to consist of three sub-indexes and 14 indicators based on the Global Entrepreneurship Index. Knowledge creation is also measured through US Patent Office applications. Also, exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling approach were used to build the measurement model and investigate the impact that each factor of social capital had on entrepreneurship and knowledge application, respectively. Measurement and structural models were built and their reliability and validity were tested using various fit indices. Research findings suggest the strong positive effect of institutional trust and networking on entrepreneurship. Also, interpersonal trust and networks were shown to have high influence on knowledge development at the national level. Norms appear to have naïve to medium negative effects on both functions. Findings – Research findings suggest the strong positive effect of institutional trust and networking on entrepreneurship. Also, interpersonal trust and networks were shown to have high influence on knowledge development at the national level. Norms appear to have naïve to medium negative effects on both functions. Originality/value – However, to date, the impact of different dimensions of social capital and innovation has not been properly portrayed or explained.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Friedrich

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.


2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
SARWINAH SARWINAH

AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menemukan jawaban atas fokus permasalahan yang telah dirumuskan yakni mendeskripsikan nilai sastra hideonik, nilai artistik, nilai kultural, nilai etis,moral, dan agama, serta nilai praktis yang terdapat pada lirik lagu Ridwan Sau, kondisi sosial budaya kota Makassar, ditinjau dari makna lagu Ridwan Saud dan relevansi nilai sastra pada lirik lagu Ridwan Sau dengan kondisi sosial budaya masyarakat Kota Makassar. Penelitian ini sebagai penelitian kualitatif, dengan pendekatan struktural genetik yang mempergunakan strategi berpikir fenomenologis yang lentur dan terbuka dari pencipta lagu daerah Makassar. Adapun lirik-lirik lagu yang digunakan sebagai objek penelitian ini adalah Julei Rikau, Tea Tonja, Burakne Tonja, Panngukrangi, Sarengku, Kakde Kapang Na Suruga, Harangmi, Larokong Tojengma Kapang, Naloko Nakku, I Kattemi Antu, Tea Lapanra Pinruang, dan Kere Tekneku. Pengumpulan data dengan teknik kaji dokumen. Analisis data dilakukan sejak awal peneliti mengumpulkan data, lalu mereduksi data kemudian menyajikan data, dan melakukan penelitian data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Selanjutnya diadakan teknik pemeriksaan keabsahan data. Hasil penelitian ini mendeskripsikan relevansi nilai sastra pada lirik lagu Ridwan Sau dengan kondisi sosial budaya masyarakat Kota Makassar. Yaitu antara nilai hideonik, nilai artistik, nilai cultural, nilai etis, dan nilai praktis dengan kondisi sosial budaya kota Makassar yang antara lain masih menganut ketat budaya Tau, budaya Sirik, budaya Pacce, budaya Panngalik, budaya Panngadakkang, dan budaya Agama (Batara). Budaya-budaya tersebut masih dianut sampai sekarang dan sudah menjadi kebiasaan dalam keseharian masyarakat Kota Makassar yang semuanya tercantum dan tergambar dalam lagu-lagu ciptaan Ridwan Sau. Kata Kunci: nilai sastra, lirik lagu Ridwan Sau, sosial budaya Makassar AbstractThis research aims to find answers to focus the issues that have been formulated to describe the value hideonik literary, artistic value, cultural values, ethical values, morals, and religion, as well as practical value contained in the lyrics of the song Ridwan Sau, socio-cultural city of Makassar, reviewed of the meaning of the song Ridwan Saud and the value relevance literature Ridwan Sau lyrics with social and cultural conditions of Makassar. This research was qualitative research with the genetic structural approach that used the phenomenology strategy openly from the outhor of Makassar song. The lyrics was used by the researcher was Julei Rikau, Tea Tonja, Burakne Tonja, Panngukrangi, Sarengku, Kakde Kapang Nasuruga, Harangmi, Larokong Tojengma Kapang, Naloko Nakku, I Kattemi Antu, Tea Lapanra Pinruang, and Kere Tekneku. The technique in collected, then taking reduction and presenting the data, and concluding. The next technique was validation. The research findings described The Relevance of Literature Value Toward the Lyrics of Ridwan Sau song with the condition of Social Culture of Makassar. It was the hedonic value, art value, cultural value, ethic value, and practical value with the social culture condition of Makassar community that submitted the Tau culture, Sirik culture, Pacce culture, Panngalik culture, Panngadakkang culture, and Religious (Batara) culture. Those culture still submit until now and became a habit in daily life of Makassar Community that quoted in Ridwan Sau song. Key words: literature value, Lyrics of Ridwan Sau Song, Makassar Social Culture


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-258
Author(s):  
Herrukmi Septa Rinawati

This study aimed to know the obstacles and the government policy in developing the social capital of small industry in facing competition in ASEAN Economy Community (AEC) period. Using quantitative and qualitative as the methodology, this study obtained the data through interview and focus group discussion. The result showed that the development of social capital that not maximum enough was becoming the obstacle for small industry. The connection between the businessman association with other party, such as big industry, civil society organization, banking and other stake holders should be expanded. Meanwhile the government had done some policy in developing the social capital of small industry by holding a training and competition, increasing the access and relation of small industry with foreign and national company, also helping on the social capital. Therefore, small industry still can survive in facing the AEC era.


Author(s):  
Ronald L Pegram ◽  
Camelia L Clarke ◽  
James W Peltier ◽  
K Praveen Parboteeah

Although effective resource integration is a critical requisite for entrepreneurial success, the literature suggests there are crucial gaps for minority entrepreneurs. We examine how interracial distrust (ID), an indicator of the extent to which minority entrepreneurs distrust other races, is related to internal and social capital. We examine the relationships of such capitals on the willingness to borrow from banks and friends, and explore the link with firm performance. Using a sample of 276 primarily African American entrepreneurs, we find support for most of our hypotheses. We find that ID is negatively associated with external social capital and a willingness to borrow from banks. Surprisingly, we found that ID had a negative effect on internal social capital and a willingness to borrow from friends. We also found that internal and external social capital was positively related to firm performance. We discuss the implications of some of these surprising research findings as well as the policy implications.


2009 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmin Kaur Sekhon ◽  
Isabelle Szmigin

Marketing to ethnic communities is fraught with problems of understanding the cultural contexts and value systems of others. Within Britain, this is in many ways exacerbated by the prevalence of a multicultural society that spans generations. Second-generation ethnic consumers live in the world of their parents and their community, but often work and socialise in a very different cultural and social context. Inevitably these influences impact upon decision making. In this study we seek to unravel some of the factors that impact upon ethnic decision making, with a particular focus on one group: second-generation Punjabi Indians. We examine research that has sought to identify factors that impact upon their consumption behaviour, in particular acculturation, identity and ethnicity. We then present research findings that reveal some of the key issues that need to be considered in developing a research approach to understanding ethnic communities.


2003 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frane Adam ◽  
Borut Rončević

The aim of this article is not only to provide an overview of the state of recent discussion about the concept of social capital, it is also an attempt at critical reflection on theoretical and empirical research efforts. The question is whether the concept of social capital is a fashionable (and short-lived) term proposed as a cure-all for the maladies affecting contemporary communities, organizations and societies as a whole or whether it has more long-term strategic - theoretical as well as applicable - meaning for sociology and other social-science disciplines. Despite the deficiencies of the recent research findings, we argue that the latter is true. The concept represents a very important conceptual innovation which can facilitate the theoretical integration within sociology and the inter- and trans-disciplinary collaboration of sociology and other disciplines, especially economics. The article emphasizes the problems of reception, definition and operationalization, and the developmental role of social capital.


1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 687-703 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gundar J. King ◽  
J. Thad Barnowe

Values play an important role in any culture, shaping attitudes and aspirations, and supporting economic activities. They are widely acknowledged to be defining elements of business culture for managers and workers alike, despite difficulties in tracing the exact linkages they have with behaviors and events (Connor and Becker 1994). They impact individuals’ ability to make critical adjustments under conditions of accelerating technological change and unprecedented expansion of information transfer (Rothschild 1992). They also are thought to affect how well technological changes and economic activity are integrated with dominant social-political structures, helping to make public policy harmonious with frames of reference individuals hold, and lending meaning to appeals for courses of action (Buchholtz 1986).


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 629-642
Author(s):  
Marhaini Mohd Noor ◽  
Noreha Hashim ◽  
Rahaya Md. Jamin

This paper examines rural social entrepreneurship program in rural Malaysia communities. The program seeks to promote and turn rural entrepreneurs into social entrepreneurs by strengthening their economic activities and enhancing social capital. This paper focuses on a component of the rural entrepreneur program (REP), namely the Social Entrepreneur Club (SEC). The club runs the rural entrepreneur program and upholds the program’s objectives. It promotes the socialization of rural communities by engaging them in entrepreneurial activities. The club operates under the Rural Internet Centre (RIC); a telecentre that provides space for rural communities to enhance their ICT knowledge and skills. However, despite the opportunity provided, some of the rural entrepreneurs do not show adequate interest in the program as they prefer being entrepreneurs, but not social entrepreneurs. Thus, the success of the SECs depends on the entrepreneurs’ participation in the program, the geographical locations and the support from the telecentre managers. This paper employs the economic gardening concept and community informatics approach to empirically gather evidence to test the theory on ICT for development; particularly rural development for rural communities. A quantitative method has been used to measure the implications of ICT in this program. Data from the entrepreneurs is obtained through an online survey which has been conducted across the varying regions in Malaysia. The quantitative data is supported by interviews (qualitative method) with telecentre managers. The primary data has been triangulated to analyze the results. The key findings show that the SEC is seen as economic development strategy by creating jobs, as well as increasing income and business opportunities. It also strengthens social networking needed to build social capital within and outside of the rural communities. Hence SEC is also a community connector and can be used as an indicator on the quality of rural communities’ wellbeing.


2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 64-77
Author(s):  
A. E. Krioni

The method of private investigations is probably the most appropriate basis for the implementation of independent external control of commercial enterprises. Indeed, if we ignore the analysis of accounting documents that are perhaps the main and only source of financial activity history for the audited company, the remaining problem of forecasting business risk remains the search for unobvious, hidden from the public eyes factors of economic life of the company. In modern crisis conditions such analysis is difficult and requires new approaches for external control.Aims and objectives. The purpose of the work is to develop methodological provisions for the detective form of the layout of the auditing. The offered method is steady in demand among customers of detectives as it opens new opportunities for the honest business executives. This need for the interaction with the private investigation arises from the uncertainty of clients in the auditing opinion, which is one of the consequence of the direct dependence of the external auditor on the audited organization. A detective, on the contrary, is completely independent and free to collect, analyze any information that has to do with the actual financial and economic activities of the company.Methodology. The legal and institutional framework, the instant breakdown of technical equipment area and financial documentation, the interaction and separation of powers controls — these and about sixty more other most important factors are considered in the article, as essential qualitative characteristics affecting the current assessment of the financial and economic activity of the enterprise or firm.Results. The place of the detective auditing in the theory and practice of the auditor activity is specified. External and internal factors that exert a significant influence on the economic and financial activities of the organization are singled out. As a tool for its implementation, the method of factor analysis is proposed. Application area. The results of the research can be applied to the development of external auditing theory and practice.Conclusions. In the conditions of business opacity, detective auditing is a means of choosing future and reliable counterparties for the auditor’s clients. 


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