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Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleFactors Influencing Livestock Investment Decisions in West Sumatra: A Social Capital in Business Scheme Known as SeduaanFitrimawati, JafrinurThis study aimed to analyze the effect of social capital on investment decision making in the business of smallholder cattle breeding with the same system. The data of this research were gathered through surveys and interviews with farmers and investors in Cow business in the province of West Sumatra. Data collected is in the form of latent constructs analyzed through … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 2 · 21 May 2020 · 6,817 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleInvestigating the Relationship between Organizational Social Capital and Service Quality in Teaching HospitalsFereshteh Farzianpour, Abass Rahimi Fouroshani, Reza Gholi Vahidi et al.Problem statement: In modern age, the service quality and sensitivity towards better qualified service are among the priorities of the global community. Quality is defined as the customer’s desire and the customer’s perceptions and expectations constitute the key factor determining quality. The issue of quality is particularly important in healthcare service. Nowadays, alongside the human, financial and economic capitals, a … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 12 Jul 2011 · 7,672 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleHow Guanxi Relates to Social Capital? A Psychological PerspectiveKai-Ping Huang, Karen Yuan WangProblem statement: The study aims to offer a discussion on social capital and guanxi, in order to illustrate the similarities and differences between these two concepts and how Chinese guanxi varies from Western preconceptions concerning social networking. Approach: The literature review and arguments were conducted to provide a systematic discussion of the guanxi and social capital relationship. Results: Both guanxi … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 2 Feb 2011 · 8,636 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Social Capital of the Silver Ornaments in Northeastern, ThailandWarit Witsrutwait, Songkhoon Chantachon, Penchan Kriengkrisuk et al.Problem statement: The silver ornaments is the well known handicraft for Chum Chon Ban Choke, Tambon Khawao Sinrin, Amphoe Khawao Sinrin and Surin province. The study of social capital concerning silver ornaments at Ban Choke community, the Khmer ethnic focused on the low quality of the making the silver ornaments. The silver craftsmen earned less income because the capital productions … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 8,077 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleSocial Capital Concerning a Conservation of Sweet Wild Trees (Phak Whanpa) in a Northeastern Thailand CommunityPhiphaporn Ravipolsadtanan, Worapol Aengwanich, Prasopsuk LittidetProblem statement: Thai people favored to eat Sweet Wild Trees (Phak Whan Pa). The wild trees naturally grew quite slowly in the forests. Their leaves, eaten as vegetables, could not meet market demand nationwide. Seedling was difficult and people were not interested in planting them. Support from government and/or public sectors was slow. Those were the causes for shortages of … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2009 · 7,794 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titlePoverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development: The Role of Social CapitalAli Asadi, Morteza Akbari, Hossain Shabanali Fami et al.Developing countries are facing dilemmas such as un-sustainability, and poverty, (especially rural poverty). Poor people are often seen as compelled to exploit their surrounding for short-term survival and are assumed to be the ones most exposed to natural resources degradation. In order that at the first; we review the extensive theoretical literature on social capital, poverty and sustainability and demonstrate … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 9,023 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleCommunity Based Organic Farming and Social Capital in Different Network Structures: Studies in Two Farming Communities in BangladeshM. Hammadur Rahman, Masahiro YamaoThe main purpose of this study was to assess the status of social capital in different networks of two farming communities (organic and conventional farming) in Tangail district of Bangladesh. Social trust and reciprocity existed in the community were measured in informal, generalized and institutional networks of these two communities. The study was conducted by administering questionnaire survey among the … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2007 · 8,742 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessPhrase in the titleThe Influence of Social Capital on Adoption of Rural Development Programs by Farmers in the Caspian Sea Region of IranA. Ahmadi Firouzjaie, H. Sadighi, M.A. MohammadiThe main purpose of this study was to measure social capital (consisting of structural and cognitive) of mainly rice producing farmers in the Caspian See region of Iran. The secondary purpose was to determine the influence of farmers' social capital on adoption of Rural Development Programs (RDPs). This was a descriptive-correlation and a causal-comparative survey study. The population of this … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2007 · 8,031 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleResearch Impact, the ‘New Academic Capital’: An Environmental Scan of Research Impact Indicators and Resources for the Humanities and Social Sciences across 32 CountriesSamantha Shewchuk, Amanda CooperResearch impact agendas are gaining momentum globally and changing research policies from funding agencies and universities. This article reports on an environmental scan of research impact indicators and resources for Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) from 32 countries. Changing policies from national research funders include new expectations for researchers to mobilize their research to non-academic audiences that could benefit from … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 7 Feb 2018 · 8,467 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the keywordsSocial Cohesion: Its Meaning and ComplexitiesItumeleng Mekoa, Dauda BusariThe concept Social cohesion is relative and a somewhat difficult concept to define. Many scholars have offered varying degree of definitions but the main challenge noticed in the definition, is the multiple definitions based on individual scholar’s orientation or ideology. Another problem poised by these definitions of the concept is that of multi-level and multi-dimensional nature. Contemporary scholars of social … …Journal of Social Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 1 · 27 Mar 2018 · 9,915 accessesView PDFCite