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The role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in South Africa
Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/25027 The role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in South Africa Pieterse, Thea ichelp@gibs.co.za Kuzwayo, Benzilabenguni UCTD Women entrepreneur Business performance Social capital Human capital Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012. Purpose: This research was designed to contribute to a greater understanding of the characteristics of female entrepreneurs in South Africa by interrogating whether certain elements of their Social and Human Capital impact on their business performance, measured in terms of turnover and business size in terms of employee numbers. Methodology: This was an exploratory study that used quantitative data collection and analysis techniques. The unit of analysis was women business owners in South Africa that fit the criteria of owning and running businesses. The web application Survey Monkey survey tool was used from which the entrepreneurs could access the online questionnaire. The impact of elements of Human Capital and Social Capital on business performance was studied by looking for associations with a number of independent variables including education, social networking, age of business, and age and experience of the entrepreneur. Outcome: Pearson Chi-square test, and generelised linear(GLM) models revealed that Human Capital, does influence the business performance, although only on specific elements of business performance. Social Capital also influences the business performance, although only on specific Copyright Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) unrestricted 2013-09-06T19:01:26Z 2012-06-19 2013-09-06T19:01:26Z 2012-03-08 2012-06-19 2012-05-26 Dissertation Kuzwayo, B, 2011, The role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in South Africa, MBA dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25027 > F/12/4/609/zw http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25027 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05262012-194706/ © 2011, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Women entrepreneur Business performance Social capital Human capital The role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in South Africa |
| title | The role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in South Africa |
| title_full | The role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in South Africa |
| title_fullStr | The role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in South Africa |
| title_short | The role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in South Africa |
| title_sort | role of human and social capital in relation to the business performance of women owned enterprises in south africa |
| topic | UCTD Women entrepreneur Business performance Social capital Human capital |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25027 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-05262012-194706/ |