The role of social capital on rural women's entrepreneurship with emphasis on handicrafts (Case study of Lashar district of Nikshahr township)

Document Type : Original Article

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1 University of Sistan and Bluchestan,Zahedan,Iran.

2 Department of Geography and Rural Planning - Faculty of Geography and Environmental Planning - University of Sistan and Baluchestan - Zahedan - Iran.

3 Ph.D. in Geography and Rural Planning, Researcher of Economic-Social Research Department, Sistan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center

10.22126/eme.2024.10809.1104

Abstract

The role of social capital on rural women's entrepreneurship with emphasis on handicrafts

(Case study of Lashar district of Nikshahr township)



abstract

Social capital and its components play a very important role in the creation and development of entrepreneurship today. There are mutual relationships between social capital and entrepreneurship that affect each other and weaken or strengthen each other in interactions, and in the meantime, women as key factors play an active role in rural economic and livelihood production. have Many small businesses in Iran are started by women, and by creating innovative businesses with adequate income generation, social and economic progress is made in rural areas and improves the quality of life of rural women. The current research has been conducted with the same approach to explain the role of social capital on rural women's entrepreneurship in Lashar region. The research method was descriptive-analytical and based on the review of documentary sources and field surveys based on completing the questionnaire. To calculate the sample size, first, the number of 16 villages where women are engaged in entrepreneurial activity was identified, and then all women (50 women) who were active in the field of entrepreneurship were questioned in a targeted manner. Factor analysis, Pearson coefficient and correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data extracted from the questionnaire. The results of the research showed that the most important factors in the development of entrepreneurship in Lashar sector are psychological factors such as will, perseverance and experience.



Keywords: Social capital, Entrepreneurship, Rural women, Handicrafts, Nikshahr township.

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Education and Management of Entrepreneurship

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Available Online from 15 November 2024

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  • Receive Date: 30 June 2024
  • Revise Date: 11 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 15 November 2024

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