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National cultural values, social capital and micro-enterprise success

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  • Jasmine Tata
  • Sameer Prasad

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The success or failure of a micro-enterprise can be influenced by the social capital of the micro-entrepreneur, as well as by the societal and cultural milieu. Social capital refers to the aggregate sum of actual and potential resources derived from the micro-entrepreneur's networks of relationships. Because variations in cultural values across societies can result in configurations of social capital and networking styles that differ from each other, socio-cultural differences can differentially influence micro-enterprise success. This paper presents a conceptual model that examines the influence of a macro-level environmental variable (national cultural values) and a micro-level individual variable (social capital) on the collaborative exchange process and on micro-enterprise success. The model proposes that there may be differences in the way that micro-entrepreneurs across countries accumulate social capital, and in their motivation and opportunity to engage in collaborative exchange.

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  • Jasmine Tata & Sameer Prasad, 2010. "National cultural values, social capital and micro-enterprise success," International Journal of Business Environment, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 3(1), pages 95-119.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijbenv:v:3:y:2010:i:1:p:95-119
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    1. Philippe Henry, 2018. "Cultural entrepreneurship : generic tensions amplified by the small size of organisations [L'entrepreneuriat culturel : des tensions génériques qu'amplifie la petite taille des organisations]," Post-Print hal-01796400, HAL.

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