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Rural social entrepreneurship: The role of social capital within and across institutional levels
Abstract The aim of the paper is to develop a more nuanced and multilevel understanding of the social network arena in which the rural social entrepreneur operates. We introduce and empirically assess a conceptual framework for systematic investigation of rural social entrepreneurship that is informed by both social capital theory and place-based entrepreneurship literature and also suggest a methodology. We argue that this perspective can offer valuable insights into the still under-researched interplay between rural social entrepreneurs and their institutional environment. A key insight from our analysis refers to the dialectic of horizontal and vertical networking strategies typical of rural social entrepreneurs and their business model. The paper informs researchers active at the intersection of social entrepreneurship and rural development and equips them for their future studies with a consistent and empirically supported theoretical and methodological approach.
Highlights The paper provides a critical reflection and refinement of previous network approaches to social entrepreneurship focusing on rural contexts. We introduce and empirically assess a conceptual framework that is informed by both social capital theory and place-based entrepreneurship literature and also suggest a methodology. A key insight from our analysis refers to the dialectic of horizontal and vertical networking strategies typical of rural social entrepreneurs. The agency aspect of rural social entrepreneurs lies in their intermediary position between rural communities and the (structural) regime level.
Rural social entrepreneurship: The role of social capital within and across institutional levels
Abstract The aim of the paper is to develop a more nuanced and multilevel understanding of the social network arena in which the rural social entrepreneur operates. We introduce and empirically assess a conceptual framework for systematic investigation of rural social entrepreneurship that is informed by both social capital theory and place-based entrepreneurship literature and also suggest a methodology. We argue that this perspective can offer valuable insights into the still under-researched interplay between rural social entrepreneurs and their institutional environment. A key insight from our analysis refers to the dialectic of horizontal and vertical networking strategies typical of rural social entrepreneurs and their business model. The paper informs researchers active at the intersection of social entrepreneurship and rural development and equips them for their future studies with a consistent and empirically supported theoretical and methodological approach.
Highlights The paper provides a critical reflection and refinement of previous network approaches to social entrepreneurship focusing on rural contexts. We introduce and empirically assess a conceptual framework that is informed by both social capital theory and place-based entrepreneurship literature and also suggest a methodology. A key insight from our analysis refers to the dialectic of horizontal and vertical networking strategies typical of rural social entrepreneurs. The agency aspect of rural social entrepreneurs lies in their intermediary position between rural communities and the (structural) regime level.
Rural social entrepreneurship: The role of social capital within and across institutional levels
Lang, Richard (author) / Fink, Matthias (author)
Journal of Rural Studies ; 70 ; 155-168
2018-03-21
14 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Entrepreneurship Within Urban and Rural Areas: Creative People and Social Networks
| Taylor & Francis Verlag | 2014
Entrepreneurship Within Urban and Rural Areas: Creative People and Social Networks
| Online Contents | 2014