scholarly journals Social Capital along Wine Trails: Spilling the Wine to Residents?

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 1592 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuangyu Xu ◽  
Carla Barbieri ◽  
Erin Seekamp
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Wine Tourism ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
Visitation Frequency ◽  
The Social ◽  
Bonding And Bridging ◽  
Development And Management ◽  
Trail Development

Social capital is a vital element of tourism development and sustainability, and has thus drawn significant attention during the past decade. Yet, this topic is still under-researched in the context of niche tourism, especially along linear tourism settings such as wine trails. As a major component of wine tourism, wine trails have been growing rapidly worldwide to further regional tourism development. To examine the level of social capital related with wine tourism, communities surrounding two wine trails in North Carolina (U.S.) were surveyed regarding the Trust, Information Sharing, Collective Action, Bonding and Bridging dimensions of social capital. Results indicated the Piedmont region has not yet fully developed the social capital associated with local wine trails, although residents perceived somewhat strong Collective Action derived from this growing tourism niche. Visitation frequency to wine trails was found to be significantly associated with all dimensions of wine tourism social capital. This study advances the wine tourism scholarship concerning social capital along wine trails (e.g., integrating main dimensions into one scale). It also sheds light on wine trail development and management, suggesting local wineries and wine trails invest greater effort in forging community bonds, especially among older residents, and bridging with local businesses.

Economic Significance of Social Capital

2011 ◽  
pp. 46-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Polishchuk ◽  
R. Menyashev
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Formal Institutions ◽  
Transmission Channels ◽  
Economic Significance ◽  
Bonding And Bridging ◽  
The Impact

The paper deals with economics of social capital which is defined as the capacity of society for collective action in pursuit of common good. Particular attention is paid to the interaction between social capital and formal institutions, and the impact of social capital on government efficiency. Structure of social capital and the dichotomy between its bonding and bridging forms are analyzed. Social capital measurement, its economic payoff, and transmission channels between social capital and economic outcomes are discussed. In the concluding section of the paper we summarize the results of our analysis of the role of social capital in economic conditions and welfare of Russian cities.

Bonding and bridging social capital towards collective action in participatory irrigation management. Evidence in Chiang Rai Province, Northern Thailand

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Llones ◽  
Panya Mankeb ◽  
Unggoon Wongtragoon ◽  
Suneeporn Suwanmaneepong
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Irrigation Management ◽  
Shared Resource ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
Participatory Irrigation Management ◽  
Bonding And Bridging

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of social capital with bonding and bridging distinction in promoting higher participation in collective action in participatory irrigation management.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 304 farmers was surveyed using a structured questionnaire. A focus group discussion was also carried out with randomly selected water users, leaders and irrigation officers. A confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modelling were used to test the hypothesised relationship of bonding and bridging social capital towards collective action.FindingsThe findings show that social capital has a significant direct effect on collective action and an indirect effect on joint irrigation management's perceived performance through collective action (mediator). It implies the need to complement the participatory irrigation management programme with an understanding of the social aspects for a higher farmer's participation over the shared resource.Originality/valueThe paper emphasises social capital's role in facilitating a real participatory engagement in shared resource management. Also, it is the first scholarly work linking social capital with bonding and bridging distinction towards collective action in a joint resource management context.

Neighbourhood Social Capital: Does an Urban Gentry Help? Some Stories of Defining Shared Interests, Collective Action and Mutual Support

2002 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Talja Blokland
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
New England ◽  
Critical Mass ◽  
Race And Class ◽  
The Social ◽  
Urban Elite ◽  
Individual Asset ◽  
Human And Social Capital

In European and American cities alike, politicians and policymakers have developed a strong believe in ‘mixture’. They believe that mixed neighbourhoods have the critical mass of an urban middle class whose economic, human and social capital benefits the whole neighbourhood. If middle classes have the social network contacts to access politicians and policymakers in ways that residents without such contact cannot, is it enough for the poor simply to rub shoulders in the same neighbourhood with the better-off? Does such social capital as individual asset become available to all? Or do the social networks within the neighbourhood, across the lines of class and race, need certain characteristics as meant by Putnam and Coleman for Portes’ and Bourdieu's social capital to become transferable? This paper discusses these questions through a case study in a mixed neighbourhood in a New England college town. The case study suggests that the help of an urban gentry in collective action might depend on how inclusively and fluidly such a gentry defines ‘shared interests’, how power relations determine what ‘collective’ in collective action means, and how difficulties to speak with those the gentry might want to speak for can be overcome. For residents with limited resources, the case suggests that whether or not they can use an urban elite in their neighbourhood to access new resources depends on the quality and nature of informal rather than institutional relationships, and on specific characteristics of reciprocity and mutuality of neighbourhood networks across race and class.

scholarly journals Unveiling Social Gratifications Sought and Obtained from Social Media Utilization

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Ridwan Adetunji Raji ◽  
Olawale Abdulgaffar Arikewuyo ◽  
Adeyemo Saheed Oladimeji Adeyemi ◽  
Muhammad Ramzan Pahore
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Social Influence ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Bridging Social Capital ◽  
The Social ◽  
Networking Tool ◽  
Bonding And Bridging ◽  
Social Gratification

<p class="Default"><em>Going by the proposition of the Uses and Gratifications Theory (UGT), people are motivated to use media by various psychological factors and for obtaining different forms of gratifications. However, as social media continue to play an essential role in shaping the sociability and bridging social connectivity and interactions among its users, therefore, this study seeks to incorporate social influence and social interactions as the social gratification sought in social media utilization, as well as both bonding and bridging social capital as social gratification obtained from social media utilization. An online survey was conducted among 400 users of Instagram </em><em>in Nigeria. </em><em>The data analyzed with PLS-SEM revealed that social influence and social interaction significantly motivate social media utilization. Also, social media utilization is significantly associated with bonding and bridging social capital. Impliedly, this study shows that social media is a social and networking tool which is stimulated by social factors and for achieving social purposes such as getting help, support and community engagements.</em></p>

scholarly journals ENHANCING INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY REGIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN THE ERA INDUSTRY 4.0

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Isdarmanto Isdarmanto ◽  
Christantius Dwiatmadja ◽  
Hari Sunarto ◽  
Antonius Suryo Abdi
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Digital Era ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
The Social

This study discusses how the sustainability tourism development strategy in every regency be able to improve the social welfare of local communities. The decentralization program has given freedom and policy to enhance the role of regional tourism to be more competitive. This study is using qualitative methods to be able to explore the empiric phenomenon of deeper problems that expected to be used as a reference for the strategy development of regional tourism applied in global and digital era, which is very competitive and professional through the strategy of well structure and systematic tourism program to be effective and efficient.

scholarly journals DOES SOCIAL CAPITAL FOCUS DETERMINE USERS’ INTENTIONS TO LIKE, COMMENT AND SHARE LIFESTYLE BRAND-RELATED CONTENT ON SOCIAL MEDIA?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anita Ciunova-Shuleska ◽  
◽  
Nikolina Palamidovska-Sterjadovska ◽  
Irena Bogoevska-Gavrilova ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Life Style ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Positive Outcome ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Anova Test ◽  
The Social ◽  
Bonding And Bridging ◽  
Effective Life

The purpose of this research is to analyze the differences in users’ intentions to like, comment and share lifestyle brand-related content on social media based on the social capital focus. In this paper, social capital is conceptualized as a positive outcome of users’ interaction on social media, focusing on bonding and bridging dimensions of social capital. However, in order to examine the differences in intentions to like, comment and share between social media users with bridging and bonding focus, social capital is analyzed as a cause of social media engagement, i.e. users’ contribution in terms of liking, commenting and sharing brand-related content on social media. A survey with social media users was carried out, using questionnaires as a method of data collection. A data set of 415 effective responses is collected and ANOVA test was used. The respondents were divided into two groups: social media users with bridging focus and social media users with bonding focus. ANOVA test revealed significant differences in intention to contribute to life-style brand-related content among the social media users with different level of social capital focus. Namely, the results indicated existence of significant differences in intention to like, intention to share and intention to comment lifestyle brand-related content depending on the social media users’ social capital focus. Social media users with bridging focus showed stronger intentions to like, share and comment life-style brand-related content comparing to social media users with bonding focus. The findings of this research study may help social media marketing managers to successfully design and implement effective life-style brand-related content depending on the social capital focus of the users.

From social capital to consumer engagement: the mediating role of consumer e-empowerment

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rania B. Mostafa
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Consumer Engagement ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Social ◽  
Bonding And Bridging ◽  
Social Capitals

Purpose This paper fulfills a prominent need to examine some overlooked predictors of consumer engagement in an online setting. This study aims to explore whether and how consumer e-empowerment mediates the influence of social capital (bonding and bridging) on consumer engagement with the Facebook brand page. Design/methodology/approach Based on an online questionnaire survey, data obtained from 369 Facebook users were analyzed by using structural equation modeling to empirically examine the proposed framework. Findings Results support an influential mediating effect of consumer e-empowerment to the social capital -consumer engagement link. Specifically, the effect of both bridging and bonding social capitals on consumer engagement is partially mediated by consumer e-empowerment. Research limitations/implications The social capital notion is powerful for managers, as it indicates significant results for the firm due to investments in social media brand pages. Such social capital transmutes into consumer engagement via consumer e-empowerment. Therefore, this paper provides a guideline for managers when investing in social media sites. Originality/value This paper fulfills an identified need to study how social capital may affect consumer engagement. The paper is a leading study in investigating the direct and indirect (via consumer e-empowerment) effects of bonding and bridging social capitals on consumer brand engagement.

Social Capital and Collective Action in Rural Tourism

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Doohyun Hwang ◽  
William P. Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Community Leader ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Face To Face

This study extends social capital to specific types of personal relationships that encourage residents’ collective action for rural tourism development. Two communities in South Korea were examined using face-to-face interviews with community leaders, and a structured questionnaire with residents. Five hypotheses that frame tourism development as a coordinated effort of social networks were identified. Findings indicate that the quality of one’s social networks are relevant to the propensity to participate in tourism development. The closer one’s relationship to a community leader of tourism development, the more likely they are to be part of community-based efforts for tourism development. In addition, compared to individualized personal ties among residents, already existing social organizations were critical to enhance collective action of residents. An implication for increased participation in tourism development is for community leaders to reach out and learn from residents who are isolated or less central within community leadership networks.

scholarly journals Clarifying the concept of social capital through its three perspectives: individualistic, communitarian and macrosocial

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matías Membiela-Pollán ◽  
José Atilano Pena-López
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Collective Action ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Perspective ◽  
Community Resource ◽  
General Trust ◽  
Norms And Values ◽  
The Social ◽  
Civic Mindedness ◽  
Shared Norms

The concept of social capital has received increasing attention in recent years. The complexity and multidimensionality that accompany the variable of social capital have caused confusion and ambiguity. This article presents a synthesis of social capital in three perspectives. From the individualistic or micro-social perspective, social capital is an "individual resource" that consists of the networks of relations of the focal subject that bring it a set of instrumental and expressive resources. For the communitarian or meso-social perspective, social capital is a "community resource" or set of attributes and properties present in the social structure (shared norms and values, private trust, closure ...) that facilitate its functioning and collective action. Finally, for the macrosocial perspective, social capital is a "macrosocial and macroinstitutional resource" resting on aspects such as civic-mindedness, general trust and social cohesion, which favors the functioning of the economy and society in general.

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