Abstract
The purpose of this research was to examine the relationships between social capital, empowerment, and technology adoption in an entrepreneurial ecosystem in the haor region of Bangladesh by introducing Trajectory Equifinality Modeling (TEM) to the case studies of male and female entrepreneurs. The results of the TEM analysis clarified that social capital is critically important both for male and female entrepreneurs, and education is more important to women for empowerment and technology adoption in the haor region of Bangladesh. Although entrepreneurial activities have greatly improved the region’s economic situation, performances among social groups significantly differ due to the level and quality of social capital and technology adoption. Therefore, our policy implication suggests the government should pay more attention to the socio-political transformation through social innovation and entrepreneurship along with economic growth. Specifically, it is important to empower women by providing them access to productive resources such as land, and official trade licenses for businesses and creating a safe environment to work outside.
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The earlier version of this paper was presented at the 17th PRSCO Summer Institute 2021, 11–13 August 2021; RMIT University, Vietnam.
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Source: Itna Upazila Agriculture Office, Kishoreganj, Bangladesh.
Abbreviations
- BBS:
-
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics
- BCIC:
-
Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation
- BDT:
-
Bangladeshi Taka
- BFP:
-
Bifurcation Point
- BRAC:
-
Building Resources Across Communities
- DAE:
-
Department of Agricultural Extension
- EFP:
-
Equifinality Point
- EU:
-
European Union
- GEM:
-
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
- HSC:
-
Higher Secondary Certificate
- LGED:
-
Local Government Engineering Department
- POPI:
-
People’s Oriented Program Implementation
- REDI:
-
Regional Entrepreneurship and Development Index
- SD:
-
Social Direction
- SDGs:
-
Sustainable Development Goals
- SG:
-
Social Guidance
- SI:
-
Social Innovation
- SSC:
-
Secondary School Certificate
- TEM:
-
Trajectory Equifinality Model
- TPE:
-
Total Persons Engagement
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This research was conducted with the financial support of the Japanese Government (MONBUKAGAKUSHO:MEXT) Scholarship. We would like to express our gratitude for the support.
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Rana, S., Kiminami, L. & Furuzawa, S. Role of entrepreneurship in regional development in the haor region of Bangladesh: a trajectory equifinality model analysis of local entrepreneurs. Asia-Pac J Reg Sci 6, 931–960 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41685-022-00241-y
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