Social capital, small business and entrepreneurship in Messinia : An empirical study
Part of : Αρχείον οικονομικής ιστορίας ; Vol.XX, No.2, 2008, pages 113-137
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113-137
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This paper, which has been elaborated within the context of “Archimedes” project, deals with the examination of relationship between social capital and entrepreneurship in Messinia. To this end, viewpoints and attitudes of local entrepreneurs have been investigated with respect to the human capital of their company, as well as to problems confronting them. Based on data processing, a theoretical model has been constructed in order to facilitate analysis of dimensions of entrepreneurship in the prefecture. There was found that relative economic lag of Messinia may be attributed, among others, to the formation, structure, and function of social capital in the area. In a number of cases there was found that business decisions are rather conservative, whilst entrepreneurship may be selected out of necessity, due to absence of alternative vocational options.
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Greece, Messinia, social capital, entrepreneurship, small business
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JEL classification: M13, O15, O18, R11
