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| Author: | Fuller, T. Tian, Y. |
| Title: | Social and symbolic capital and responsible entrepreneurship: an empirical investigation of SME narratives |
| Journal: | Journal of Business Ethics
2006 : SEP I, VOL. 67:3, p. 287-304 |
| Index terms: | capital corporate responsibility entrepreneurship small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This article examines relationship between social capital and symbolic capital and responsible entrepreneurship in the context of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The analysis of 144 "Business Profiles" indicates a range of strategic orientations towards the development of social and symbolic capital, along a conceptual continuum ranging from being responsible for oneself to being responsible for others. Evidence is found that the power inherent in the social relations of SMEs is significant as a force for ethical behaviour. It also suggested that normative theories of the development of social capital may provide competitive advantage through responsible behaviour for small business in the global economy. |
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