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The Value Of Networks In Enterprise Development: Case Studies In Eastern Europe And Southeast Asia

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  • SHAD S. MORRIS

    (SKK Graduate School of Business, in collaboration with MIT Sloan School of Management, 53 Myungryun-dong 3-ga, Jongro-gu, Seoul, Korea)

  • WARNER P. WOODWORTH

    (Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management, 786 Tanner Building, Provo, UT 84602, USA)

  • SHON R. HIATT

    (Cornell University, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, 164 East Ives Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA)

Abstract

This study proposes that cooperative efforts in microlending aid economic development and poverty alleviation in transitioning and developing countries by creating networking systems in which people can expand their businesses through working capital and community cooperation. Two field studies are used to validate the authors' claims. The first examines a microfinance cooperative structure in Bulgaria as a means to secure credit, savings, technical support and networking opportunities for cooperative members. The second looks at a cooperative microfinance institution in the Philippines that appears to create greater socio-economic growth for poor entrepreneurs as well as NGO financial viability. Both studies suggest that cooperative microlending leads to high survival rates and success of self-employed entrepreneurs by facilitating social capital through their organizational processes.

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  • Shad S. Morris & Warner P. Woodworth & Shon R. Hiatt, 2006. "The Value Of Networks In Enterprise Development: Case Studies In Eastern Europe And Southeast Asia," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 11(04), pages 345-356.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:11:y:2006:i:04:n:s1084946706000489
    DOI: 10.1142/S1084946706000489
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    1. Jebarajakirthy, Charles & Lobo, Antonio C., 2014. "War affected youth as consumers of microcredit: An application and extension of the Theory of Planned Behaviour," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 21(3), pages 239-248.
    2. Kamaluddin, Amrizah & Hadi, Nabawiyah Abdul & Alam, Md. Mahmudul & Adil, Mohamed Azam Mohamed, 2019. "Social Collateral Model for Islamic Microfinance," SocArXiv ya8ft, Center for Open Science.
    3. Jebarajakirthy, Charles & Lobo, Antonio, 2015. "A study investigating attitudinal perceptions of microcredit services and their relevant drivers in bottom of pyramid market segments," Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services, Elsevier, vol. 23(C), pages 39-48.
    4. Kiss, Andreea N. & Danis, Wade M. & Cavusgil, S. Tamer, 2012. "International entrepreneurship research in emerging economies: A critical review and research agenda," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 27(2), pages 266-290.

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