Abstract
Entrepreneurship is the symbol of endeavor and success in business, and entrepreneurs play a crucial role in economic and social development of communities. Since Organizational Entrepreneurship (OE) contribute to earning stable finance required for administration of urban affairs, it is very important in the case of municipalities. For this reason, this study aims to investigate the role of social capital (SC) in the development of entrepreneurship in Tehran municipality. Research method was descriptive and non-experimental, and required data were collected through 204 questionnaires distributed among managers and experts of the organization. Stratified sampling was used, in which 37 managers and 167 experts participated. Number of male participants was 147, and number of female participants was 57. The mean age of participants was 41 years, and its standard deviation was 0.765. In order to test the research hypothesis, structural equation modeling (SEM) was used. The results of the study showed that social capital and its three dimensions (Cognitive, Relational and Structural dimensions) had positive significant effect on organizational entrepreneurship.
Bahasa Abstract
Kewirausahaan adalah simbol dari usaha dan kesuksesan dalam bisnis, dan kewirausahaan memainkan peran penting dalam perkembangan ekonomi dan sosial masyarakat. Sejak Kewirausahaan Organisasional (Organizational Entrepreneurship, OE) berkontribusi pada stabilitas keuangan untuk adminstrasi urusan perkotaan, hal ini menjadi sangat penting pada kasus kota. Melalui alasan ini, studi ini bertujuan untuk meneliti peran dari kapital sosial (Social Capital, SC) pada perkembangan kewirausahaan di Kota Teheran. Metode penelitian menggunakan deskriptif dan noneksperimental, dan data yang terkumpul berasal dari 204 kuesioner yang didistribusikan pada manajer dan ahli organisasi. Penelitian menggunakan stratified sampling dengan partisipan sebanyak 37 manajer dan 167 ahli organisasi. Jumlah partisipan laki-laki sebanyak 147 orang dan jumlah partisipan perempuan sebanyak 57 orang. Rata-rata usia partisipan adalah 47 tahun dengan standar deviasi 0,765. Hipotesis penelitian diuji menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). Hasil dari studi menunjukkan bahwa kapital sosial melalui tiga dimensinya (dimensi kognitif, relasional dan struktural) memiliki pengaruh signifikan yang positif pada kewirausahaan organisasional.
Recommended Citation
Kazem, M., Gharibi, M., Rezazadeh, S. M., & Mosammam, H. M. (2021). Investigation of The Impacts of Social Capital on Organizational Entrepreneurship in Tehran Municipality. Makara Human Behavior Studies in Asia, 20(1), 26-36. https://doi.org/10.7454/mssh.v20i1.3484