Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Social Capital Development, Continuity and Sustainability Among Microfinance Adopting Households in Nyanga, Zimbabwe

Mafukata, Mavhungu Abel; Dhlandhlara, Willie; Kancheya, Grace

doi:10.1080/19420676.2014.954257

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“…Additionally, social capital is the facilitation of actions between individuals and organisations to create value (Arregle et al , 2007). The emergence of social capital is considered an essential tool in developing sustainable economic growth of ventures (Mafukata et al , 2015). Following this concept, Pai and More (2018) emphasised the importance of establishing strong network connections in building social capital to maintain sustainability for social enterprises.…”

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Social entrepreneurial sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kamaludin

Xavier

Amin

2021

SEJ

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore and understand the needed entrepreneurial actions required to attain sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic. Social entrepreneurial sustainability is defined as the process of developing sustainable solutions for social, economic or environmental problems that are not being addressed by the market. This paper intends to get a clearer picture of how social entrepreneurial sustainability is affected by the exogenous shocks caused by the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach A qualitative exploratory approach using a case study design was used. Semi-structured interviews with five CEOs and founders of accredited social enterprises in Malaysia that have proven sustainable were conducted. Triangulation was applied in this study through three different data sources to confirm and validate the emerging findings. Findings The findings reveal various innovative revenue-generating activities and business processes taken by social entrepreneurs to be sustainable during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as pivoting and forging new partnerships. Themes such as technical innovation and social innovation are critical concepts that need to be differentiated and understood. The introduction of a new construct termed “mission agility” will be of significant interest to academicians studying social entrepreneurship and sustainability. Practical implications The practical implications of this study suggest that if social enterprises implement the recommended strategies, they may achieve both short-term and long-term social entrepreneurial sustainability during the pandemic crisis and progressively into the post-pandemic era. Originality/value This study is unique by using two methods of data collection. By providing vital empirical evidence through primary and secondary data, the paper will offer robust findings and proposes recommendations on entrepreneurial strategies to foster the recovery and sustainability of social enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Social entrepreneurial sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic

Kamaludin

Xavier

Amin

2021

SEJ

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“…Number of societies have used social capital concept for increasing developmental activities (Wansamo, 2007). A network of individuals serves grounds for social capital formation, which increase sustainable development in society and enhance economic growth (Mafukata, Dhlandhlara & Kancheya, 2015). "In a strong network of relations, people support each other to expedite income generating activities like micro-enterprises.…”

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“…Hence, SHE group tends to enhance the success rate of women's micro-enterprises and their sustainability. Mafukata et al (2015) argued that the individual as well as collective group tasks are effectively accomplished by the collaboration and active participation in the developed network. The success and stability of women' micro-enterprise is due to social relations.…”

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The Moderating Role of Environmental Disaster in Relation to Microfinance’s Non-Financial Services and Women’s Micro-Enterprise Sustainability

Haque¹,

Kot²,

Imran³

2019

JSSI

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This comparative study explores the contribution of non-financial services, namely, micro training and social capital towards women micro enterprise sustainability in Pakistan and Malaysia, specifically focusing on women, the vulnerable section of the society. Because of gender discrimination, women micro enterprise sustainability is relatively low, and thus, has lower contribution to economy in Pakistan and Malaysia (20% to 25%). The moderating role of environmental disaster is considered in this cross-sectional research. The responses were gathered from females working micro enterprises through survey questionnaire while data was analyzed through SmartPLS 3. Results revealed that environmental disaster has significant impact on women micro enterprise sustainability in Pakistan and Malaysia. Micro training also is evident to have statistically significant impact on women micro enterprise sustainability in both countries. Interestingly, social capital has significant impact on women enterprise sustainability in Malaysia while non-significant in Pakistan. Lastly, environmental disaster has significant moderating role between micro training and women micro enterprise sustainability in Pakistan and Malaysia. This study is a pioneer to investigate women micro enterprise sustainability in cross-cultural manner while including environmental disaster's moderating role. Thus, this study assists the governments of Pakistan and Malaysia along with the practitioners to enhance understanding and implement strategies to boost women micro enterprise sustainability.

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“…Furthermore, social capital has long been utilised by geographers as an effective approach to address a myriad of geographical issues, including community resilience, urbanisation, development challenges, crime, health geography and more. Researchers and policymakers all around the world are now using social capital as a tool for long‐term community development and as a strategy to change economic growth and social development in the same line (Mafukata et al., 2015).…”

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Socio‐demography induced social capital for community resilience in Bangladesh

Tuya,

Mahmud

2024

Geography and Environment

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Being a deltaic country and for its geographic location, Bangladesh faces devastating damages every year. In a new global index, Bangladesh has been ranked 7th among the countries most affected by extreme weather events in 20 years since 1998. The ability of a community to recover from a disaster is very much associated with strong social connections. For this research, both secondary and primary data sources have been considered. Socio‐demographic characteristics have been identified from a community‐based general questionnaire and BBS. Also, a newly developed integrated method has been used to measure the social capital of the community. Several statistical methods were used to analyse the data, such as factor analysis (PCA), ROC curve analysis and several GIS techniques, throughout the research. Results show that significant socio‐demographic variables help to develop a specific type of social capital. Consequently, social capital indirectly works as a key for recovering from any disaster impact and could build resilience to hazards.

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Socio-Demographic Factors Affecting Social Capital Development, Continuity and Sustainability Among Microfinance Adopting Households in Nyanga, Zimbabwe

Cited by 8 publications

References 4 publications

Social entrepreneurial sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic

Social entrepreneurial sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Moderating Role of Environmental Disaster in Relation to Microfinance’s Non-Financial Services and Women’s Micro-Enterprise Sustainability

Socio‐demography induced social capital for community resilience in Bangladesh

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