Gender And Social Capital
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Gender And Social Capital
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Author : Brenda O'Neill
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-09-05
Gender And Social Capital written by Brenda O'Neill and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-05 with Business & Economics categories.
The volume brings together a stellar group of contributors who examine the social capital thesis by means of four different approaches: theoretical, historical, comparative, and empirical. In the end, this book will serve to answer two fundamental questions which have hitherto been neglected: What can a gendered analysis tell us about social capital? And what can social capital tell us about women and politics?
Women And Social Capital
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Author : Jane Franklin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
Women And Social Capital written by Jane Franklin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Social capital (Sociology) categories.
Gender And Social Capital
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Author : Pamela Medina
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015
Gender And Social Capital written by Pamela Medina and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with categories.
Civic engagement is a fundamental component of a healthy democracy, contributing to higher government accountability and overall improvement in "good governance". Civic engagement is particularly critical to subgroups which are under-represented in formal political structures, such as women, as it affords these groups the opportunity to voice their unique concerns. However, women participate less in many important forms of civic engagement. The United Nations and other international organizations have emphasized the importance of increasing women's voice and empowerment in an attempt to improve women's overall wellbeing, particularly in the developing world. Individual and contextual factors have demonstrated contributions toward influencing levels of civic engagement, but these effects only serve in partially explaining why women are less engaged. This study adds to this discussion by examining gender differences in the development and contribution of social capital (measured by networks and trust) to civic engagement within two young and developing democracies; Ecuador and Peru. The study finds that gender differences exist in how social capital is formed, but these differences don't explain women's decreased likelihood for engagement. Thus, social capital can be used to build civic engagement among both genders.
Women Entrepreneurship And Social Capital
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Author : Iiris Aaltio-Marjosola
language : en
Publisher: Copenhagen Business School Press DK
Release Date : 2008
Women Entrepreneurship And Social Capital written by Iiris Aaltio-Marjosola and has been published by Copenhagen Business School Press DK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Business & Economics categories.
Human resources are the social capital of a firm or business, based on trust as well as on expertise, values, and cultural diversity. This calls for cross-cultural knowledge - an understanding of gender issues and individual differences in the social capital of the firm and society. The dialogue between women entrepreneurship and social capital theory/ research strengthens the fragmented voice of women entrepreneurship, providing the landscape for women entrepreneurs as creators of, and created by, social capital. It indicates how women entrepreneurs appear to have a special position in forming, developing, and reorganizing the social capital in the business world. This book explores social capital in the multiple relationships between gender, management, and entrepreneurship. Twenty-six researchers, representing a variety of disciplines from different parts of the world, provide findings on diverse aspects of the dialogue between women entrepreneurship and social capital. As a consequence, the central concepts - social capital, entrepreneurship, and gender - are given a variety of meanings. Women entrepreneurs and business owners - regardless of their cultural context, branch, and education - provide interesting ideas to the global debate on equality and social capital.
Gender Stratification In The It Industry
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Author : Kenneth W. Koput
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2010-01-01
Gender Stratification In The It Industry written by Kenneth W. Koput and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
This illuminating monograph introduces a status-equilibrating, social capital explanation for the persistent gender stratification in the field of information technology. The authors analyze why the workforce has become increasingly male-dominated over time by looking at how pre-employment conditions provide different experiences and opportunities for women and men. Employing a large-scale, longitudinal data set, this book forays further into the field than other contemporary studies, where all too often the debate focuses on broad and potentially too-far-reaching differences between men and women that are difficult to prove, making for spirited conversation but little else. The authors collect, analyze and present data on social interactions, sex-role attitudes and behavior, leadership, demographics, program retention, job placement, and career attitudes for five cohorts of undergraduate students spanning their last two years in a management information science program and through the job search process. By testing novel theory against their data, the authors demonstrate how structural factors interact with individual characteristics to determine not only who enters the field, but also how they enter it and whether they are likely to stay. These and other analyses ultimately lead to concrete suggestions for addressing gender stratification in the IT industry.
Trust Gender And Social Capital
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Author : Matteo Migheli
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Trust Gender And Social Capital written by Matteo Migheli and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with categories.
The economic literature has discussed the links between trust and gender, and trust and social capital. Given that some empirical evidence shows also that gender and trust are somehow related and specifically women tend to trust less than men, I try to investigate the effect of social capital on generalized trust, controlling also for the quot;gender effectquot;. This latter could be due to the fact that women are less prone to invest in social capital than men, as the literature highlights. Using the tools of experimental economy, I performed the same experiment in Oslo, Leuven and Torino, in order to obtain a mixed Western European sample. In this one I included Scandinavia, Central and Mediterranean Europe. My measure of social capital is more complete than the usual one: I add informal networks (such as phone conversations, time spent with friends, etc.) to formal ones (basically voluntary associations). Analysing the obtained results through both comparisons of conditional means and econometrics, I find out some influence of social capital on trust. Furthermore, also after controlling for social capital, gender differences persist still. Thus I can conclude that behavioural differences due to gender are not a mere reflex of different investments in social capital. I also found evidence that some kinds of formal and informal networks exert positive influence on generalized trust.
The Role Of Gender On Social Capital And Ability To Borrow Funds By Entrepreneurs
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Author : Jeremy David
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022
The Role Of Gender On Social Capital And Ability To Borrow Funds By Entrepreneurs written by Jeremy David and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022 with Entrepreneurship categories.
Social capital is proving to be an emerging area of study in the overall study of entrepreneurship. The importance of capital, in all its forms, in achieving successful entrepreneurial outcomes cannot be overstated. This thesis explores the relationship of social capital to the acquisition of financial capital, specifically borrowed funds, and the moderating effect that gender may play. Understanding whether gender may play a role in the use of social capital amongst entrepreneurs in order to gain financial capital is important because while the number of women-owned businesses is increasing, the literature points out that there are still barriers to success. Additionally, using the framework of role congruity theory, the question of whether gender plays a moderating role in increasing social capital, thereby resulting in increases in financial capital acquired through borrowing is examined. This thesis advances the literature through the exploration of three hypotheses. The first is that there is a positive relationship between an entrepreneur's level of social capital and ability to borrow funds. The second hypothesis is that male entrepreneurs receive more external funding through borrowing than female entrepreneurs. The final hypothesis is that the relationship between an entrepreneur's social capital and borrowed funds is stronger for men than for women. Regression analysis supported hypotheses 1 and 2 but did not support hypothesis 3. These findings can support improvements among practitioners who help entrepreneurs seek positive outcomes.
Social Capital And Gender Women Displacement And Social Capital A Case Study Of Internally Displaced Women In Sudan
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Author : Cecilia Poni Joshua
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Social Capital And Gender Women Displacement And Social Capital A Case Study Of Internally Displaced Women In Sudan written by Cecilia Poni Joshua and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with categories.
Social Capital
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Author : John Joseph Sharkey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
Social Capital written by John Joseph Sharkey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with categories.
The Impact Of Gender Social Capital And Networks On Business Ownership
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Author : Helle Neergaard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Impact Of Gender Social Capital And Networks On Business Ownership written by Helle Neergaard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
Purpose - To advance knowledge about therelationship between small firm networks and social capital by considering thenetwork experiences of women business owners. To engage in such research, thepaper proposes a conceptual model of business owner networking which isinformed by social support theory. Design/methodology/approach - To develop a conceptual model of businessowner networking the paper reviews extant small business network research andargues that, while network theory can provide an understanding of the impactwhich social capital may have on the entrepreneurial process, a concentrationon quantitative methodologies has restricted understanding of this. To addressthe gender bias in small firm network research the paper integrates socialsupport theory into a conceptual model of business owner networks. Findings - The conceptual model proposed recognises the interplay betweennetwork structures, interactions and contents and argues that consideration ofthese three network dimensions may provide insights into the impact of genderon business owner networks, social capital and experiences of businessownership. The paper also discusses the methodological implications of thismodel and proposes a research agenda for future business owner networkresearch. Originality/value - The paper addresses a recognised gap in extant smallbusiness network research and proposes a conceptual model of business ownernetworking which may be better suited to and more reflective of women businessowners' networking experiences. (Publication abstract).