The role of structural social capital in driving social-oriented sustainable agricultural entrepreneurship

Lang, Le Dang; Tiwari, Aviral Kumar; Hieu, Hoang Ngoc; Hà, Nguyễn Minh; Gaur, Jighyasu

doi:10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106855

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“…As such, a person is not expected to follow through on the process of creating a new project if the people who influence their decision, such as their parents, do not approve of it. In this context, many previous works have reported that subjective norms are an important determinant of intentions to engage in various types of entrepreneurial projects, such as conventional entrepreneurship [50,51,66], green start-ups [35], green entrepreneurship [19,67], and sustainable entrepreneurship [21,57,75,77]. Nonetheless, the results of Prabowo et al [46] and Yasir et al [59] indicated that subjective norms do not significantly influence green entrepreneurship intention.…”

Section: Subjective Normsmentioning

confidence: 90%

“…In Hungary, Papp-Váry et al [70] stated that the most important barriers students may face when launching green start-ups include lack of financing, competence, and knowledge. In the entrepreneurship literature, several investigations have demonstrated that PBC positively predicts behavioral intention to engage in conventional entrepreneurship [50][51][52], green start-ups [35], green entrepreneurship [19,46,67], and sustainable entrepreneurship [21,[57][58][59]. In turn, Galván-Mendoza et al [78] pointed out that PBC has a positive effect on green behavior.…”

Section: Perceived Behavioral Control (Pbc)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…[19,20]) or agriculture (e.g., ref. [21]) is considered limited. More precisely, the focus of the existing literature has been to discuss many issues related to the practices (e.g., ref.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Intentions to Create Green Start-Ups for Collection of Unwanted Drugs: An Empirical Study

Njoku,

Mouloudj,

Bouarar

et al. 2024

Sustainability

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Drug waste poses a real threat to human health and the environment. Therefore, recycling and sustainability scholars have recently sought practical solutions to the drug waste problem. Furthermore, several governments have made significant efforts to reduce the negative effects of waste, such as establishing programs to take back unwanted drugs (expired and unused) for recycling (i.e., drug reuse or drug redispersing). However, many of these programs have failed to achieve their goals. In this context, it is expected that creating green start-ups to collect unwanted drugs will contribute to solving this problem. Accordingly, this study aims to investigate the antecedents of intentions to create green start-ups for collecting unwanted drugs. To this end, the authors integrate start-up self-efficacy and drug waste collection-related knowledge constructs into the theory of planned behavior (TPB). Using a self-administered paper questionnaire and relying on a convenience sample, data were collected from 328 students in six Algerian universities. A hierarchical multiple regression was conducted to test the proposed study model. Theresults revealed that perceived behavioral control (PBC)(β = 0.187, p< 0.001), attitudes (β = 0.182, p = 0.002), start-up self-efficacy (β = 0.169, p = 0.001), drug waste collection-related knowledge (β = 0.161, p< 0.001), and subjective norms (β = 0.088, p< 0.05) have a positive significant effect on the intention to create a start-up to collect unwanted drugs. In conclusion, this paper contributes to reducing drug waste by investigating the drivers of intention to create green start-ups for collecting unwanted drugs. Therefore, our study is expected to provide valuable insights for hospitals, pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, environmental protection associations, and stakeholders interested in reverse logistics.

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Section: Subjective Normsmentioning

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Section: Perceived Behavioral Control (Pbc)mentioning

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Intentions to Create Green Start-Ups for Collection of Unwanted Drugs: An Empirical Study

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Mouloudj,

Bouarar

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“…Structural ties or connections are a fundamental component of social capital, as the structural aspect creates opportunities for social capital transactions [31,81]. As a type of external social capital, SSC represents the sum total of various social interaction links within the external social relationship network of a business [82,83]. It provides a comprehensive depiction of interactions among actors, emphasizing the non-personalized aspects of social relationship networks.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It primarily encompasses the closeness of inter-organizational connections, the frequency of connections, the number of connections, and the quality of connections, which altogether positively impact the three facets of DC (i.e., sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring) [100]. Strengthening interactions among such enterprises will motivate DC [83,101]. SSC represents the quantity and closeness of connections among organizations, signifying the channels for their sensing and seizing activities [102].…”

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Does structural social capital lead to proactive green innovation? a three-part serial mediation model

Gao

2024

PLoS ONE

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Enhancing green innovation for business sustainability represents a pressing global challenge. In the context of the manufacturing industry, the relationship between proactive green innovation (PGI) and structural social capital (SSC) remains a profoundly under-researched area. Drawing upon the theories of social capital and dynamic capability (DC), this study investigated the relationship between SSC and PGI within manufacturing enterprises via three individual and sequential mediating factors, namely cognitive social capital (CSC), relational social capital (RSC), and DC. Adopting a cross-sectional quantitative design, this study collected survey data from 485 manufacturing sector employees in China using purposive sampling. Structural equation modeling analysis of the data revealed no significant direct impact of SSC on PGI, but a strong indirect impact through the sequential mediating influences of CSC, RSC, and DC. The findings suggests that PGI within manufacturing enterprises is not wholly shaped by SSC; rather, firm-level dynamic capabilities, characterized by a sequential mechanism, plays a crucial role in achieving PGI within these enterprises. This paper offers both theoretical and practical contributions and provides recommendations for future research based on its limitations.

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Food Processing Technology with Future Impacts, Challenge, and Policy for Sustainable Bioeconomy

Shukla,

Srivastava

2024

Bioeconomy for Sustainability

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The role of structural social capital in driving social-oriented sustainable agricultural entrepreneurship

Cited by 7 publications

References 104 publications

Intentions to Create Green Start-Ups for Collection of Unwanted Drugs: An Empirical Study

Intentions to Create Green Start-Ups for Collection of Unwanted Drugs: An Empirical Study

Does structural social capital lead to proactive green innovation? a three-part serial mediation model

Food Processing Technology with Future Impacts, Challenge, and Policy for Sustainable Bioeconomy

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