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Social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets : a constructivist approach
Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/59791 Social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets : a constructivist approach Whittaker, Louise ichelp@gibs.co.za Van der Walt, Andre UCTD Mini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2017. South Africa's microentrepreneurial context is characterised by poor resources, and dominated by migrant microentrepreneurs, with a high reliance on social capital. Access to social capital is determined through the frequency of interactions, together with the strength of ties which are regulated by bonding and bridging social capital. The purpose of the research is to explore the effects of social capital on migrant microentrepreneurial opportunity creation in uncertain environments. A constructivist approach was taken which recognised entrepreneurial opportunity as produced by social construction that could not be separated from the entrepreneur or the context. Effectuation embodies qualities closely related to a constructivist perspective in uncertain environments, and the principles of effectual logic were applied to the data. A qualitative research design was followed which allowed understanding the participants in their natural environment, grounded in interpretivism. The findings were analysed and four themes emerged that were linked in a virtuous cycle of social development. The virtuous cycle described the microentrepreneur's identity, knowledge and social structures, in the context of microentrepreneurial opportunity creation. The data supported views in literature regarding constructivism, effectual logic and social capital, and also contributed by uncovering the virtuous cycle of micro entrepreneurial growth in which social connections were recognised as the main driver of opportunity creation. South Africa's microentrepreneurial context is characterised by poor resources, and dominated by migrant microentrepreneurs, with a high reliance on social capital. Access to social capital is determined through the frequency of interactions, together with the strength of ties which are regulated by bonding and bridging social capital. The purpose of the research is to explore the effects of social capital on migrant microentrepreneurial opportunity creation in uncertain environments. A constructivist approach was taken which recognised entrepreneurial opportunity as produced by social construction that could not be separated from the entrepreneur or the context. Effectuation embodies qualities closely related to a constructivist perspective in uncertain environments, and the principles of effectual logic were applied to the data. A qualitative research design was followed which allowed understanding the participants in their natural environment, grounded in interpretivism. The findings were analysed and four themes emerged that were linked in a virtuous cycle of social development. The virtuous cycle described the microentrepreneur's identity, knowledge and social structures, in the context of microentrepreneurial opportunity creation. The data supported views in literature regarding constructivism, effectual logic and social capital, and also contributed by uncovering the virtuous cycle of micro entrepreneurial growth in which social connections were recognised as the main driver of opportunity creation. ms2017 Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) MBA Unrestricted 2017-04-07T13:05:39Z 2017-04-07T13:05:39Z 2017-03-30 2017 Mini Dissertation Van der Walt, A 2017, Social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets : a constructivist approach, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59791> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59791 en © 2017 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets : a constructivist approach |
| title | Social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets : a constructivist approach |
| title_full | Social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets : a constructivist approach |
| title_fullStr | Social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets : a constructivist approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets : a constructivist approach |
| title_short | Social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets : a constructivist approach |
| title_sort | social capital effects on migrant micro1entrepreneurial opportunity creation in rural poor emerging markets a constructivist approach |
| topic | UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/59791 |