The role of social capital in developing sustainable micro-entrepreneurship among rural women in India: a theoretical framework

Jogeswar Mahato; Manish Kumar Jha; Saurabh Verma

doi:10.5585/iji.v10i3.21771

Autores/as

Jogeswar Mahato National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4663-9013
Manish Kumar Jha National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5339-4283
Saurabh Verma National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9816-1552

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/iji.v10i3.21771

Palabras clave:

Micro emprendimiento, Capital social, Grupo de autoayuda, ONG, Sostenible.

Resumen

Objetivo del studio: Analizar el papel del capital social en el desarrollo de microempresas sostenibles entre las mujeres rurales. Además, también se interpreta la comprensión conceptual del capital social, el desarrollo del micro emprendimiento y se han discutido los determinantes que promueven el micro emprendimiento.

Originalidad/Relevancia: Existen numerosas formas de lograr el espíritu empresarial, pero una forma de desarrollar el espíritu empresarial es a través del capital social. El capital social consiste en la confianza mutua, el entendimiento, la reciprocidad, la relación social, las acciones colectivas, etc., entre los miembros de su grupo.

Metodología/enfoque: Este artículo presenta un marco teórico conceptual mediante el examen de la literatura de archivo para comprender el papel del capital social en el desarrollo de microempresas sostenibles. Para este estudio se han considerado tres formas de capital social, a saber, grupo de autoayuda, federación SHG y ONG. Estos capitales sociales luego se correlacionan con cada uno de los indicadores de micro emprendimiento identificados y examinan el papel del capital social en el desarrollo de micro emprendimiento sostenible entre las mujeres rurales.

Principales resultados: Las tres formas de capital social, como SHG, la federación SHG y las ONG, que se han tomado para este estudio contribuyen al micro emprendimiento sostenible de varias maneras, como SHG, la federación SHG ayuda a lograr factores sociales, inclusión financiera, mientras que las ONG brindan capacitación empresarial y negocios adecuados. red para las empresas propiedad de mujeres.

Aportes teóricos/metodológicos: Este estudio contribuye al desarrollo del marco teórico mediante el análisis de la literatura que contribuye al desarrollo sostenible de microempresarios a través del capital social.

Contribuciones sociales/gestión: El capital social promueve el micro emprendimiento sostenible que conduce a la generación de empleo, genera fuentes regulares de ingresos, aborda múltiples problemas sociales y económicos y promueve mejores medios de vida para las mujeres rurales.

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Biografía del autor/a

Jogeswar Mahato, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

I am working as a Research Scholar in the Department of Humanities, Social Science and Management at the National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur (India)

Manish Kumar Jha, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India.

Working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Humanities, Social Science and Management, National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India

Saurabh Verma, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India

Working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Studies, National Institute of Technology Silchar, Assam, India

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