Social Capital and Entrepreneurial Outcomes: Evidence from Informal Sector Entrepreneurs in Ethiopia

In Africa, social capital (SC) is an important resource for the informal economy. It substitutes the limited formal business support systems as factor inputs for enterprise development. This article investigates the effect of Burt’s structural holes theory of social capital in the context of the Eth...

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Main Author: Kebede, Getahun Fenta
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Journal of Entrepreneurship 2018 September
Subjects:
Social Capital
Entrepreneurial
Informal Sector
Entrepreneurs
Ethiopia
Online Access:http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/7608
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