Entrepreneurship & Organization Management

Most entrepreneurs are subject to the influence of their relational capital and the inherent dynamics of social relationship for the access to the financing of their business. The current research investigates the role of the entrepreneur’s social capital in the financing of SMES businesses in the South-western region of Tunisia. It aims at answering the following questions: The extent to which the social capital has the explanations of existing differences between a company indebted and a business not in debt?

A conceptual framework was developed for this purpose to state the various hypotheses of the research. These hypotheses were then tested on a sample of 50 entrepreneurs in the South-western region of Tunisia. Results indicate at first a positive influence of the social capital on access to financial resources. In addition, in investigating the impact of social capital on the financial structure of the businesses, results show a positive effect of social capital on the financial structure of the businesses along with the identification of two typologies of enterprises: enterprises in debts and enterprises not involved in debts.

All over the world, there has been a significant concern among business leaders to adopt green strategies to reinforce sustainable practices and increase employee’s commitment to the issue of environmental sustainability. As a result, the modern HR managers have been assigned with the responsibility of incorporating the green HR policies in the organizations along with the responsibility of playing a vital role in implementing the overall environmental strategy of the organizations. As a result, HR managers are in the search of various tools and technologies which will help them implement the environmental strategies and sustainability. This paper aims at suggesting some cost-effective tools and techniques for HR managers in implementing green HRM and sustainability. Through an extensive review of the literature on green HRM practices and collecting primary data using observational and experimental techniques, this paper proposes the tools and techniques which can be used in any organization without any major change in the existing infrastructure. Besides, various benefits of implementing green HRM, both monetary and non-monetary benefits, have been pointed out. Finally, the paper suggests some pragmatic initiatives for HR managers for going green in HR function and making the organization green as a whole.

The Internet has revolutionized the world of business, reducing time and distance. This new tool gives access to a wealth of information and facilitates communication across the globe. It opened the door to a new aspect of trade practice called “electronic commerce”, which refers to the exchange of goods and services between two entities via computer networks. This kind of transaction are been adopted by many at a sulfurous rate, affecting important sectors of the economy, such as distribution sector, the banking sector and many more. However, due to the lack of basic infrastructure, inadequate socio-economic conditions and the lack of national strategies by governments in developing countries, e-commerce lags behind. This situation is depriving these developing countries from the benefits and contributions of e-commerce on their economy. The study shows that to understand the adoption and diffusion of e-commerce in developing countries, cultural issues must be considered. In this article, we present and discuss these issues that impede the adoption of e-commerce in developing countries.

Recent technological advancement and easy access to internet led to great improvements in business performances, especially the banking sector. The internet enables efficient transactions on hand-held gadgets such as smart phones and personal computers. Though there are numerous benefits, fraud and cyber-crimes via online system created scepticism from people and lack of trust in such systems has caused relatively slow growth of technology acceptance. This study model aims to examine the disposition, perceived risks, website dimensions and e-trust, and online self-efficacy influence an individual’s perception of the digitalization of the economy. For the purpose of the study, questionnaires were issued in various social platforms like Facebook and twitter to collect data and a total of 3000 respondents were sampled out of a group of millions. There was a significant difference in the results obtained from educated and uneducated individuals. Also, the male gender had an upper hand in computer skills than females. The results of the data collection method would be used to explain the effects of e-trust and the risks perceived for further research.

Women entrepreneurs, to succeed in their business they have to strive and survive difficulties they face in terms competition, finance, working premises, government regulation and others. Hence, it is obvious that they need to acquire and develop entrepreneurial skill, management skill as well as personal skill to bring their venture forward. To be successful, women entrepreneurs must look into the needs and wants of customers, profitability of the business, easy financing, government support and their personal behavior in particular. This study focused on assessing success determinant factors in women operated entrepreneurial ventures. The rationale behind undertaking this study was to identify women entrepreneur’s success determinant factors and their perception towards success. Therefore to achieve this objective both primary and secondary data were collected from women entrepreneurs who are members of Mekelle city women entrepreneurial association using simple random sampling. A structured questionnaire with 23 variables has been used to collect data and determine success factors. This study has used factor analysis to determine and identify success factors. The main finding showed that success of women operated entrepreneurial ventures determined by Eight major factors; Strong Social Connection, Business Characteristics, Entrepreneurial skill and innovativeness, Access to Market and Business Proximity, Family Support and Freedom, Availability of Training and Assistance, Customer Satisfaction and Quality Assurance and Risk Taking Behavior. The finding of the study is essential for women entrepreneurs and other stakeholders to study further those variables and identify how strong the variables are related in determining women’s success in business.