- Title
- The impact of social capital on SMMEs in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
- Creator
- Makubalo, Nolubabalo
- Subject
- Small business -- Management -- South Africa
- Subject
- Economic development -- Social aspects
- Subject
- Social capital (Sociology)
- Date Issued
- 2024-12
- Date
- 2024-12
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10948/70166
- Identifier
- vital:78307
- Description
- Small, medium, and micro-enterprises (SMMEs) are crucial in economic growth and development, particularly in emerging economies like South Africa. The networks and connections between people that promote cooperation and trust are known as social capital. The role of social capital as an intangible asset is becoming more widely acknowledged. This study investigated how social capital impacts SMMEs in Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. The research utilised quantitative methods for gathering and analysing data. A survey of a representative group of owners and managers of SMMEs was used to gather the quantitative data. The sample size used was 155 respondents. Using the Chi-square test of association, revealed that social capital does impact SMME performance. However, social capital was found not to have an impact on the sustainability of SMMEs. It also emerged that to enhance social capital in SMMEs, several interactive factors need to be considered.
- Description
- Thesis (MBA) -- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences, Business School, 2024
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (147 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- Nelson Mandela University
- Publisher
- Faculty of Business and Economic Sciences
- Language
- English
- Rights
- Nelson Mandela University
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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