Gender and opportunity recognition: does social capital rank higher than human capital among poor women?

Caroline Kinya Mbaya and Glòria Estapé-Dubreuil
Authors registered in the RePEc Author Service: Gloria Estape-Dubreuil

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2016, vol. 27, issue 4, 542-559

Abstract: In many developing countries, it has been noted that women lack human capital in the form of education and work experience and consequently create social capital and networks to account for the deficit. This paper seeks to find if women are more inclined to utilise social capital to identify opportunities. The study is based on a comparison of male and female micro-entrepreneurs from Kenya. The results showed that while both forms of capital were equally important, men and women utilised different aspects of human and social capital to identify opportunities. Culture was noted to contribute to formation of social capital among women.

Keywords: gender; opportunity recognition; human capital; social capital; culture; entrepreneurship; Kenya; poverty; poor women; developing countries; education; work experience; female entrepreneurs; micro-entrepreneurs. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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