Human capital and social capital in entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprises
This paper uses factor analysis methods to identify structures associated with human and social capital in a small country with an open-economy, based on a survey of small- and medium-sized companies across different sectors. The purpose of this research is to investigate the influences of entrepre...
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doaj-57dd9f98dfff4b63b12a2f9a213ea3572021-07-02T10:16:27ZengVilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityJournal of Business Economics and Management1611-16992029-44332012-05-0113310.3846/16111699.2011.620139Human capital and social capital in entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprisesJ. Augusto Felício0Eduardo Couto1Jorge Caiado2ISEG, School of Economics and Management, Technical University of Lisbon, Rua Miguel Lupi, 20, 1249-078 Lisbon, PortugalISEG, School of Economics and Management, Technical University of Lisbon, Rua Miguel Lupi, 20, 1249-078 Lisbon, PortugalCEMAPRE, Centre for Applied Mathematics and Economics, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, Technical University of Lisbon, Rua do Quelhas, 6, 1200-781 Lisbon, Portugal This paper uses factor analysis methods to identify structures associated with human and social capital in a small country with an open-economy, based on a survey of small- and medium-sized companies across different sectors. The purpose of this research is to investigate the influences of entrepreneurial and managerial behaviours on the relationship between human capital and social capital. The results indicate that the principal factor is highly correlated to the variables of experience, professional proficiency and cognitive ability, which are predominant characteristics of the entrepreneur, as well as status variables such as interlinking, family support, personal relations and social relations. The study also suggests that links between human capital and social capital are more salient in manufacturing and construction companies than in the wholesale trade, retail trade and services sectors. https://journals.vgtu.lt/index.php/JBEM/article/view/4393human capitalsocial capitalsmall and medium enterprisesfactor analysis |
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Human capital and social capital in entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprises |
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Human capital and social capital in entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprises |
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Human capital and social capital in entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprises |
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Human capital and social capital in entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprises |
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Human capital and social capital in entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprises |
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human capital and social capital in entrepreneurs and managers of small and medium enterprises |
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Vilnius Gediminas Technical University |
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Journal of Business Economics and Management |
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1611-1699 2029-4433 |
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2012-05-01 |
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This paper uses factor analysis methods to identify structures associated with human and social capital in a small country with an open-economy, based on a survey of small- and medium-sized companies across different sectors. The purpose of this research is to investigate the influences of entrepreneurial and managerial behaviours on the relationship between human capital and social capital. The results indicate that the principal factor is highly correlated to the variables of experience, professional proficiency and cognitive ability, which are predominant characteristics of the entrepreneur, as well as status variables such as interlinking, family support, personal relations and social relations. The study also suggests that links between human capital and social capital are more salient in manufacturing and construction companies than in the wholesale trade, retail trade and services sectors.
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