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Building Job Creation through Digital Entrepreneurship: Is Social Capital a missing link?

. Mahad Jehangir, Muhammad Sualeh Khattak, Muhammad Tahir, Muhammad Toseef & Najeeb Ullah Khan


Abstract

Purpose -This study aims to examined the mediating role of social capital between digital entrepreneurship and job creation based on the Actor Network Theory and Social Capital Theory.

Design/Methodology/approach - Data were collected from 453 digital entrepreneurs using convenient sampling technique in Pakistan. The hypotheses were tested through Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) by using Smart PLS.

Findings - Results of the study indicate that social capital does not mediate the relationship between digital entrepreneurship and job creation. The findings reveled that digital entrepreneurship played an important role in the creation of job opportunity based on the concept of actor network and social capital theories that are pivotal for the economic growth, while social capital does not play its role in the relationship between digital entrepreneurship and job creation.

Practical implications - The study suggests that the digital entrepreneurs of the country to create more employment opportunities by proper utilization of the digital knowledge based and E-leadership. Furthermore, the study suggests that entrepreneur should devote considerable attention to properly lunch this type of business models in emerging economy.

Originality/Value Extensive review of available literature indicates that this is the first paper to assess the impact of digital entrepreneurship on job creation with a mediating role of social capital. This study contributes to the existing literature through empirical evidence.

Keywords: Digital entrepreneurship, job creation, social capital.

Research type: Empirical Research

 

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