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AN IMPORTANCE AND CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON THE FORMATION PROCESS OF IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORKS

SOSYAL SERMAYENİN GÖÇMEN GİRİŞİMCİ AĞLARININ OLUŞUM SÜRECİNDEKİ ÖNEMİ VE KATKISI

Kezban Becerikli(YOZGAT BOZOK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-6832-5536
Cigdem Varol(GAZİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-2432-5745
Pages
62–79
Publication Date
2024-05-31
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Social capital has been identified as contributing to both origin and destination economies for the establishment of immigrant entrepreneur networks and is embedded in a transnational social space from the country of origin.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The relationships established by entrepreneurs, as well as advances in information and communication technologies, play a crucial role in making entrepreneurship effective enough to trigger urban and regional development.
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Key Findings & Data:The network relationships of individuals and the social capital activated by these relationships mobilize entrepreneurial activities and contribute to national economies.
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Conclusion & Impact:Social capital has been identified as contributing to both origin and destination economies for the establishment of immigrant entrepreneur networks and is embedded in a transnational social space from the country of origin.
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⚙️Variables:Göçmen · Göçmen Girişimciliği · Girişimci Ağları

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The relationships established by entrepreneurs, as well as advances in information and communication technologies, play a crucial role in making entrepreneurship effective enough to trigger urban and regional development. The network relationships of individuals and the social capital activated by these relationships mobilize entrepreneurial activities and contribute to national economies. At this point, immigrant entrepreneurs are on the agenda as driving actors contributing to urban and regional development. It is possible to argue that immigrants can more easily perform economic activities in the host country by leveraging social capital based on trust and cooperation. This study aimed to examine the importance and contribution of social capital in forming network relationships among immigrant entrepreneurs. The relationship between immigrant entrepreneurship networks and social capital was evaluated using both theoretical and empirical findings in national and international academic literature. The findings confirm that social capital is critical and effective in the formation of immigrant entrepreneur networks. Social capital has been identified as contributing to both origin and destination economies for the establishment of immigrant entrepreneur networks and is embedded in a transnational social space from the country of origin.

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Girişimciliğin kentsel ve bölgesel kalkınmayı tetikleyecek düzeyde etkin hale gelmesinde bilgi ve iletişim teknolojilerindeki gelişmenin yanı sıra girişimcilerin kurdukları ilişkilerin de büyük önem taşıdığı görülmektedir. Nitekim bireylerin ağ ilişkileri ve bu ilişkilerin harekete geçirdiği sosyal sermaye, girişimcilik faaliyetlerini tetiklemekte ve ulusal ekonomilere katkı sağlamaktadır. Bu noktada, göçmen girişimcilerin, kentsel ve bölgesel gelişmeye katkı sağlayan itici aktörler olarak gündem konusu olduğu görülmektedir. Göçmenlerin, güven ve iş birliğine dayanan sosyal sermayelerini kullanarak ev sahibi ülkede ekonomik faaliyetlerini daha kolay gerçekleştirdiğini söylemek mümkündür. Bu çalışmanın amacı, göçmen girişimcilerin ağ ilişkilerini oluşturma süreçlerinde sosyal sermayenin önem ve katkısının araştırılmasıdır. Çalışmada, göçmen girişimci ağları ile sosyal sermaye arasındaki ilişki, ulusal ve uluslararası akademik yazındaki kuramsal ve ampirik çalışmaların bulguları ile değerlendirilmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda, göçmen girişimci ağlarının oluşum sürecinde sosyal sermayenin önemli ve etkili olduğu doğrulanırken; sosyal sermayenin göçmen girişimci ağlarının kuruluşunda hem menşei ülke hem de varış ülkesi ekonomisine katkı sağladığı ve menşei ülkeden ulusötesi sosyal alana gömülü olarak yayıldığı belirlenmiştir.

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Becerikli, K., Varol, C. (2024). AN IMPORTANCE AND CONTRIBUTION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL ON THE FORMATION PROCESS OF IMMIGRANT ENTREPRENEURSHIP NETWORKS. Bölgesel Kalkınma Dergisi, Cilt: 02 Sayı: 01, 62–79. https://doi.org/10.61138/bolgeselkalkinmadergisi.1444499

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