Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy: Volume 3 Issue 2

The effect of bridging networks on entrepreneurial activity: The rational‐legal framework and embeddedness in local social capital networks

Björn Berggren, Lars Silver

The purpose of this paper is to analyse the role of social capital and bridging networks on entrepreneurial activity in three different regions in Sweden.

The measurement of social capital in the entrepreneurial context

Paul J. Ferri, David Deakins, Geoff Whittam

Whilst all models of the entrepreneurial process identify the role of networking as important at both the start‐up and developmental stage of a business latterly these models have…

The impact of Greek Orthodoxy on entrepreneurship: a theoretical framework

George Gotsis, Zoe Kortezi

The purpose of this paper is to offer a theoretical framework for the analysis of the eventual implications of Greek Orthodoxy for business and entrepreneurial activities in…

CRER: An integrated methodology for the incubation of business ideas in rural communities in Portugal

António Carrizo Moreira, Susana Paula Leitão Martins

The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology for incubating business ideas in rural communities in Portugal. The work provides an example of a bottom‐up approach to rural…

Almost indigenous: cultural tourism in Acadia and Acadiana

Ginger Jones, Kevin Ells

This paper aims to present an account of the history and recent cultural revival of the Acadians, one people flourishing in two geographically distinct regions of North America.

Forging peaceful relationships between oil‐companies and host‐communities in Nigeria's Delta region: A stakeholder's perspective to corporate social responsibility

Rhuks Temitope Ako, Lawrence Ogechukwu Obokoh, Patrick Okonmah

The purpose of this paper is to determine the level of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that is expected of oil‐multinationals by the host‐communities in which they operate…

Crafts engagement in the economic survival of South‐Western Nigerian rural women

T.L. Akinbogun, S.R. Ogunduyile

The purpose of this paper is to describe the role of women in rural communities of South‐Western Nigeria in entrepreneurial engagement through craft practice.

Special issue on Governance