the role of social capital in entrepreneurship and development

247 Pages·2016·3.53 MB·English

by  Anastasia Seferiadis

THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
DEVELOPMENT
poor women in rural Bangladesh

Anastasia A. Seferiadis
promotor: prof. dr. J.F.G. Bunders-Aelen
copromotor: dr. M.B.M. Zweekhorst

2
THE ROLE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN
ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND
DEVELOPMENT
poor women in rural Bangladesh

ACADEMISCH PROEFSCHRIFT

ter verkrijging van de graad Doctor aan
de Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam,
op gezag van de rector magnificus
prof. dr. V. Subramaniam,
in het openbaar te verdedigen
ten overstaan van de promotiecommissie
van de Faculteit der Aard- en Levenswetenschappen
op donderdag 13 oktober 2016 om 13.45 uur
in de auditorium van de universiteit,
De Boelelaan 1105

door
Anastasia Alithia Seferiadis
geboren te Greenock
3
4
Account

Chapter 2:
Seferiadis AA, Cummings S, Zweekhorst MBM and Bunders JFG (2015)
‘Producing social capital as a development strategy: implications at the micro-
level’ Progress in Development Studies 15(2), 170-185.

Chapter 3:
Seferiadis AA, Cummings S, Maas J, Bunders JFG and Zweekhorst MBM
(accepted, pending publication) ‘From “having the will” to “knowing the way”:
Incremental transformation for poverty alleviation among rural women in
Bangladesh’ Action Research.

Chapter 4:
Seferiadis AA*, Cummings S*, Maas J, Zweekhorst MBM and Bunders JFG (under
review) ‘Strenghtening social capital for knowledge co-creation at the
grassroots: evidence from a development programme in rural Bangladesh’
Journal of Development Studies.

Chapter 5:
Seferiadis AA, Cummings S, Maas J, Bunders JFG and Zweekhorst MBM (under
review) ‘A dynamic framework for strengthening social capital of women:
strategies for community development in rural Bangladesh’ Community
Development Journal.

Chapter 6:
Maas J, Seferiadis AA, Bunders JFG and Zweekhorst MBM (2014) 'Social
entrepreneurial leadership: creating opportunities for autonomy' In P.H. Phan, J.
Kickul, S. Bacq and M. Nordqvist, (Eds.), Theory and empirical research in social
entrepreneurship, (pp.223-255), Johns Hopkins Research Series on Social
Entrepreneurship, Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University.

Chapter 7:
Maas J, Seferiadis AA, Bunders JFG and Zweekhorst MBM (2014) ‘Bridging the
disconnect: how network creation facilitates female Bangladeshi
entrepreneurship’ International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
10(3), 457-470

5
6
Table of Content

Part I: Introduction
Chapter 1. General introduction 11

Part II: Social capital and poverty alleviation
Chapter 2. Producing social capital as a development strategy: Implications 37
for the micro-level
Chapter 3. From ‘having the will’ to ‘knowing the way’: Incremental 57
transformation for poverty alleviation among rural women in Bangladesh

Part III: Strengthening social capital
Chapter 4. Strenghtening social capital for knowledge co-creation at the 83
grassroots: evidence from a development programme in rural Bangladesh

Chapter 5. A dynamic framework for strengthening women’s social capital: 107
strategies for community development in rural Bangladesh

Part IV: Social entrepreneurship and social capital
Chapter 6. Social entrepreneurial leadership: creating opportunities for
129
autonomy
Chapter 7. Bridging the disconnect: how network creation facilitates female
161
Bangladeshi entrepreneurship

Part V: Reflections
Chapter 8. Conclusions and discussion 179

References 201
Summary 235
Acknowledgments 243

7

PART I:
INTRODUCTION
9
10