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Role of entrepreneurship in regional development in the haor region of Bangladesh: a trajectory equifinality model analysis of local entrepreneurs

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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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Notes

  1. The earlier version of this paper was presented at the 17th PRSCO Summer Institute 2021, 11–13 August 2021; RMIT University, Vietnam.

  2. Elimination of extreme poverty needs essential collaboration from all concerned. (http://www.brac.net/latest-news/item/1251-) Accessed 18 July 2020.

  3. 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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    Sohel Rana

  2. Department of Agricultural Economics and Social Science, Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chattogram, 4225, Bangladesh

    Sohel Rana

  3. Institute of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan

    Lily Kiminami & Shinichi Furuzawa

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Table 7 Total Persons Engagement (TPE) in business enterprises by sex
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Table 8 Head of business enterprises by sex
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Table 9 Ownership of land by female members of the households
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Table 10 Adult literacy rate (15 years and above)
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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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