Women entrepreneurs’ experiences using social capital in developing their manufacturing business

dc.contributor.advisorKinnear, Lisa
dc.contributor.emailichelp@gibs.co.zaen_ZA
dc.contributor.postgraduatePhilip, Tracey Lee-Ann
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T07:39:28Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T07:39:28Z
dc.date.created2021-09
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionMini Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2021.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe study aimed to explore women entrepreneurs’ experiences using social capital to develop their manufacturing businesses. Social capital has apparent benefits for developing women-owned businesses. The manufacturing sector has traditionally been male-dominated globally, therefore to promote inclusivity the need arose to explore the dynamics of social capital and its perceived benefits, to gain an insightful understanding of the value it might hold for both academics and business. Valuable insights were gained on the combination of creating and sustaining relationships, and social networking as influencers that impacts the accumulation of social capital. This research set out to discover the main drivers of social capital, obtain narratives regarding the barriers and enablers in accessing social networks. Deeper understanding was gained on how support structures act as resources to develop women-owned businesses. The study highlighted the need to promote cultural and societal transformation with social capital being a critical component to develop of women’s entrepreneurship.en_ZA
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricteden_ZA
dc.description.degreeMBAen_ZA
dc.description.departmentGordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationPhilip, TL 2021, Women entrepreneurs’ experiences using social capital in developing their manufacturing business, MBA Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/81679>en_ZA
dc.identifier.otherS2021en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/81679
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2021 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.
dc.subjectUCTDen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial capitalen_ZA
dc.subjectSocial networksen_ZA
dc.subjectRelationshipsen_ZA
dc.subjectTrusten_ZA
dc.subjectWomen entrepreneursen_ZA
dc.titleWomen entrepreneurs’ experiences using social capital in developing their manufacturing businessen_ZA
dc.typeMini Dissertationen_ZA

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