Indonesian entrepreneurs in the UK: a social capital perspective on challenges and opportunities of migrant entrepreneurs

The study explores the lives of seventeen Zimbabwean entrepreneurs studied in Tembisa and Kempton Park, Johannesburg in 2012. It analyses the structure of opportunity available to these entrepreneurs and argues that although migrants can create employment, they do not necessarily benefit the local populations because their businesses are too small and also because of their reluctance to employ locals whom they consider lazy and troublesome. Zimbabweans originally migrated to South Africa in search of good salaried jobs rather than self-employment. Self-employment is largely a result of dissatisfaction with the conditions of employment, inability to get desired jobs and having a better command of human and social capital. These migrants have a short history in self-employment and are the first to establish such economic ventures in their families. Their businesses thrive because of hardwork, engaging in activities that they are familiar with (thus they do not venture into complicated, unfamiliar territory) and relying on the neighbourhood which serves as a market. All the entrepreneurs studied view South Africa as a land of opportunities where one can establish himself/herself and survive, although the environment is riddled with xenophobia. However, most can be classified as survival entrepreneurs.

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FROM BUSINESS STRATEGY AND SOCIAL CAPITAL PERSPECTIVE TO TRAVEL AGENCIES’ COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

Global Fashion Management Conference ◽

10.15444/gmc2018.03.05.04 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 310-310

Author(s):

Chih-Hsing Liu ◽

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Jeou-Shyan Horng ◽

Sheng-Fang Chou ◽

Yung-Chuan Huang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Business Strategy ◽

Travel Agencies ◽

Social Capital Perspective

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Fun, Friends, and Creativity: A Social Capital Perspective

The Journal of Creative Behavior ◽

10.1002/jocb.502 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Janet A. Boekhorst ◽

Michael Halinski ◽

Jessica R.L. Good

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Social Capital Perspective

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Capitalising on faith? An intergenerational study of social and religious capital among Baby Boomers and Millennials in Britain

The Sociological Review ◽

10.1177/0038026120946679 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 862-880

Author(s):

Stuart Fox ◽

Esther Muddiman ◽

Jennifer Hampton ◽

Ekaterina Kolpinskaya ◽

Ceryn Evans

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Baby Boomers ◽

Social Institutions ◽

Economic Security ◽

Religious Capital ◽

Intergenerational Study ◽

The Uk ◽

Active Generation ◽

Effective Source

Intergenerational inequalities in economic security, health and political participation are frequently associated with inequalities in access to social capital. Millennials (those born after 1982) are often regarded as the least civically active generation, suggesting that they have less access to social capital, compared to other generations. Numerous studies have linked the decline of religion with falling social capital, as younger generations are deprived of a valuable source of social interaction; others, however, have claimed the link between the two is spurious because Millennials have developed different ways of interacting with social institutions and each other. Despite various studies exploring links between forms of religious and social capital, the role of religious decline in contributing to the intergenerational inequalities of today remains unclear. This study examines how religious capital is related to social capital for Baby Boomers and Millennials in the UK. Our analysis shows that while lower levels of religious capital are contributing to lower levels of social capital among Millennials, religious activity is also a more effective source of social capital for Millennials than their elders. We discuss possible interpretations of our data, including exploring whether greater religious engagement among Millennials may protect against intergenerational inequality and conflict.

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Preserving and memorialising relationships: exploring young people’s experiences of foster care through the lens of social capital

Adoption & Fostering ◽

10.1177/0308575918773032 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 176-188 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Justin Rogers

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Social Networks ◽

Foster Care ◽

Young People ◽

Qualitative Methods ◽

Family Life ◽

Growing Up ◽

Policy And Practice ◽

The Uk ◽

Gain Access

This article presents findings from research into how young people growing up in foster care in the UK manage the relationships in their social networks and gain access to social capital. It is a concept that highlights the value of relationships and is relevant to young people in care as they have usually experienced disruptions to their social and family life. Qualitative methods were used and the findings show that despite experiencing disruption to their social networks, the young people demonstrated that they were able to maintain access to their social capital. They achieved this in two ways. Firstly, they preserved their relationships, often through what can be seen as ordinary practices but in the extraordinary context of being in foster care. Secondly, they engaged in creative practices of memorialisation to preserve relationships that had ended or had been significantly impaired due to their experience of separation and movement. The article highlights implications for policy and practice, including the need to recognise the value of young people’s personal possessions. Furthermore, it stresses the need to support them to maintain their relationships across their networks as this facilitates their access to social capital.

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Analysis of Network Structure and Doctor Behaviors in E-Health Communities from a Social-Capital Perspective

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17041136 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 1136 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Zhigang Li ◽

Xu Xu

Keyword(s):

Social Capital ◽

Information Exchange ◽

Information Dissemination ◽

Medical Information ◽

Service Levels ◽

Health Community ◽

Professional Titles ◽

Health Communities ◽

Social Capital Perspective ◽

Doctor Communication

In tandem with internet development and widespread social media use, e-health communities have begun to emerge in recent years. These communities allow doctors to access forums anywhere, anytime, seek or exchange medical information online, find literature, and so on. This is convenient and can solve some problems for doctors while also promoting doctor communication. This study collected and collated 102 doctors in the “Lilac Forum” and used social network tools to quantify the overall network density, centrality, core–periphery structure, and structural hole indicators of doctors’ information exchange from a social-capital perspective. The results showed that the frequency of interaction between doctors differed because of differences in the identities and participation of doctors in the e-health community. The density of the doctors’ information dissemination network (0.228) and network cohesion (0.610) were relatively high. Thus, the doctors were more closely connected, and information was easily spread. At the same time, doctors with higher professional titles had obvious location characteristics, familiarity and trust, and high levels of reciprocity. They could obtain redundant information in the network and were more likely to influence the behavior of other doctors. This study’s findings provide support for improving information exchange among doctors in e-health communities and improving the service levels of the platforms.

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