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Sub-cultures and Entrepreneurship: The Value of Social Capital in Tanzanian Business

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  • Jan Inge Jenssen

    (School of Management, Agder University College, Norway)

  • Stein Kristiansen

    (School of Management, Agder University College, Norway)

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The national cultures of the African nations are fragmented and it is interesting to witness the influence that some of the sub-cultural qualities have on small- scale business development. This article is an attempt to argue how the sub- cultural characteristics affect the acquisition of entrepreneurial resources at a specific location and also to see how the same has influence on the development of social capital. The article uses a case study methodology to study the entre preneurs involved in the wood business in the coastal town of Tanga, Tanzania. The empirical research establishes that sub-cultural qualities like group cohesion, mobility and level of education have significant effects on social capital formation, and thereby also on the access to entrepreneurial resources. Entrepreneurs belonging to African and Asian sub-cultures have different preconditions for developing social networks, trust and social skills, which influence resources like motivation, information and access to capital and markets.

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  • Jan Inge Jenssen & Stein Kristiansen, 2004. "Sub-cultures and Entrepreneurship: The Value of Social Capital in Tanzanian Business," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 13(1), pages 1-27, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:jouent:v:13:y:2004:i:1:p:1-27
    DOI: 10.1177/097135570401300101
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    2. Carmen Virues & Maria Velez & Jose M. Sanchez, 2019. "Signaling Trustworthiness to Stakeholders: International vs. Domestic Entrepreneurs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-22, April.
    3. Maria Elo, 2016. "Typology of diaspora entrepreneurship: Case studies in Uzbekistan," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 14(1), pages 121-155, March.

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