The Effect of Dynamic Capabilities of Restaurant Small Business Owners on the Business Continuity intention: The Moderating Role of Social support and Moderated Mediating Effect of Social Capital

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 105-131
Author(s):  
Hyoun-Ah Cho ◽  
Gyu-Min Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Dynamic Capabilities ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Moderating Role

Small Business Stories: Surviving and Thriving Amidst the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie McCall ◽  
Khaliid Scott ◽  
Urmi Bhatt
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Aid Programs

The COVID-19 pandemic will leave an enduring mark on North Carolina’s small business community. Using a phenomenological framework, we conducted a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews with small business owners about how they addressed the pandemic’s challenges. Four central themes emerged that illustrate the complexity and nuance of small business resiliency. Our data suggest that to survive and thrive, entrepreneurs had to: (1) be adaptable and willing to pivot, (2) have an entrepreneurial spirit, (3) leverage their social capital, and (4) have the knowledge and ability to apply for aid programs.

scholarly journals RE-examining the Effect of Online Social Support on Subjective Well-Being: The Moderating Role of Experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Meng-Hsiang Hsu ◽  
Chun-Ming Chang ◽  
Shing-Ling Wu
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Online Support ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Levels Of Use ◽  
Moderating Role

Building upon the perspectives of social capital theory, social support, and experience, this study developed a theoretical model to investigate the determinants of subjective well-being on social media. This study also examined the moderating role of experience on the relationship between subjective well-being and social support. Data collected from 267 social media users in Taiwan were used to test the proposed model. Structural equation modeling analysis was used to test the measurement model and the structural model. The findings reveal that receiving online support and providing online support are the key predictors of subjective well-being. Furthermore, social capital positively influences the reception and provision of online support. Finally, providing online support has a significant effect on the subjective well-being of users with low levels of use experience, while receiving online support exerts a stronger influence on the subjective well-being of users with high levels of use experience.

Keep it Oakland: e-commerce meets social justice

2021 ◽  
pp. 016344372110483
Author(s):  
Tamara Kneese
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Justice ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Business Transactions ◽  
Brick And Mortar ◽  
Racial Hierarchies

This article examines the labor involved with the upkeep of social media accounts for Oakland-based brick-and-mortar boutiques and their digital storefronts, particularly as businesses move their wares online during shelter-in-place amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Focusing on independent shops in Oakland, California, particularly those which are part of Oakland’s Indie Alliance – a coalition of independent small business owners – this article explores the role of shop workers in producing the authentic aesthetics of themselves and store accounts as a replacement for brick-and-mortar shops. How do small-scale shop owners and clerks make platforms, which were not designed with their needs in mind, work for them? How does sellers’ performance of the local interface with a global digital marketplace and platform infrastructures? In what ways do existing racial hierarchies and structural inequalities affect shop personnel’s experiences of platforms and apps meant to facilitate business transactions? I focus on the Oakland Indie Alliance’s Covid Recovery and Repair funds, which employ social media and crowdfunding platforms or payment apps to provide assistance to local businesses, particularly those which are BIPOC and/or immigrant owned, connecting commercial and social justice oriented goals.

Barriers to E-Commerce Adoption in SMEs

2011 ◽  
pp. 256-276
Author(s):  
Robert C. MacGregor
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Research Studies

It has long been known that small businesses have realised enhanced profits through the adoption of ecommerce. However, a number of recent studies have suggested that it is the larger businesses that are reaping the rewards of e-commerce rather than the smaller businesses. This slow growth of e-commerce adoption in SMEs has been attributed to various adoption barriers that are faced by small business owners/managers. These barriers have been well documented in numerous research studies. However, the relationship between these barriers has not been fully examined, particularly in developing countries. Of particular concern is the fact that the conclusions concerning the nature and role of barriers to e-commerce adoption have simply been transferred from studies in developed economies to those in developing ones. 96 non-adopting SMEs in Indonesia are compared to 129 in Sweden to determine whether the perception of importance of barriers differs between the two locations. The data is also analysed to determine whether the underlying factors of these barriers differs across the two locations.

Team processes and business performance of youth ventures in Taiwan: The moderating role of social capital

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Chi-Chung Tsai ◽  
Dengfeng Li
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Team Management ◽  
Team Processes ◽  
Entrepreneurial Team ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Practical Implications

We analyzed how entrepreneurial team processes affect business performance, and the mediating effect of social capital in youth small business ventures in Taiwan. Participants were predominantly young entrepreneurs between 20 and 40 years of age in Taiwan venture industries. Empirical analysis results showed that the entrepreneurial team had a significant positive impact on social capital and business performance. However, social capital was not a mediator between team management and firm performance. Practical implications are that when an entrepreneurial team is in a state of high cohesion and communicates well, more social capital will be captured for the improvement of business performance.

SMALL BUSINESS SURVIVAL IN CHINA: GUANXI, LEGITIMACY, AND SOCIAL CAPITAL

2005 ◽  
Vol 10 (01) ◽  
pp. 79-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
ELLIOT CARLISLE ◽  
DAVE FLYNN
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Chinese Enterprises ◽  
Business Survival ◽  
Foreign Enterprises

Previous research suggests that guanxi "costs" are significantly higher for private Chinese enterprises versus all other enterprise types, i.e., state, township and village (TVE), domestic and foreign enterprises. Also, consistent with its cultural context, guanxi is considered to be equally important in business as it is in life for all types of Chinese enterprises. Herein, the discussion is extended to describe the concept of guanxi as a means of garnering social capital in order to maintain legitimacy. Furthermore, some practical means are suggested for entrepreneurs and small business owners to build a necessary foundation for survival.

Perception of Barriers to E-Commerce Adoption in SMEs in a Developed and Developing Country

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert C. MacGregor ◽  
Mira Kartiwi
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Developing Country ◽  
Slow Growth ◽  
Developing Economies ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Business Sector ◽  
Developing Economy ◽  
Developed Economies

Despite the proven potential of e-commerce in the small business sector, studies have shown that larger businesses have reaped the benefits, with SME adoption remaining relatively low by comparison. This slow growth of e-commerce adoption in SMEs has been attributed to various adoption barriers that are faced by small business owners/managers. These barriers have been well documented in numerous research studies. While these studies have gone some ways to determine the nature and role of barriers to e-commerce adoption, there is a suggestion that as most have been conducted in developed economies, their value for developing economies remains in question. This article compares the perception of barriers to e-commerce adoption in a developed and a developing economy. Two hundred forty-seven non-adopters in Australia are compared to 96 non-adopters in Indonesia. The data shows that the perception of importance of barriers to e-commerce adoption differs across the two locations.

Imitation without Interaction: How Firms Identify with Clusters

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udo Staber
Keyword(s):  
Social Interaction ◽  
Small Business ◽  
Central Place ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
West Germany ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Shared Identity ◽  
South West ◽  
Using Data

Although shared identity occupies a central place in theorizing about regional business clusters, there has been little research on the processes by which identity is constructed. In particular, little is known about the role of imitation and its relationship to social interaction in managers’ identification with the cluster in which the firm is located. Drawing on economic and socio-economic approaches, I develop hypotheses concerning the effect of frequency-based and trait-based imitation on the strength of identification with the cluster. Using data on 146 small business owners in five mature textile clusters in south-west Germany, I find that both imitation modes strengthen identification, though to varying degrees. Contrary to much research on clusters, the regression results indicate that identification can be sustained even in the absence of cooperative social interaction.

scholarly journals Governance of small business: The role of networking

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-27
Author(s):  
Wellington Zondi
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Small Businesses ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Small Business Owners ◽  
Business People ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Share Information ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The study aimed at determining the extent to which business people within eThekwini municipality share information through networking. The study was conducted in KwaZulu-Natal, within eThekwini Municipality. The targeted population represented a variety of business people of different age and race groups. The study had a sample size of 206 respondents. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire and was self-administered. The research was quantitative in nature. The study revealed that most small business owners are not members of bodies representing businesses like theirs. Secondly, while small businesses in eThekwini have confidence in the future of eThekwini economy, they feel so individually, and not as members of network groups. Thirdly, most of the respondents except those that are members of bodies representing businesses like theirs, do not talk to competitors. Fourthly, small business owners with low self-confidence are less likely to network. They tend to keep information to themselves.

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