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The Association Between Family Social Capital and Female Entrepreneurship
Background. following the new line of research on family Social capital, this
work focused on the adaptation and application of the family Social capital questionnaire to studying the association between family Social capital (fSc) and the
intention of russian females to start a business.
Objective.This study investigated the relationship between three dimensions
of family Social capital (Structural, cognitive, and bonding) and components of
entrepreneurial Intention (eI) operationalized via ajzen’s Theory of planned behavior among females in russia.
Design. online survey participants (n=222) were assessed with 1) an adapted
version of the fScquestionnaire (Álvarez et al., 2019); and 2) the eI questionnaire
previously verified on a large russian sample within Social capital research (tatarko & Schmidt, 2015).
Results.The study confirmed the positive relationship of eI with two dimensions of fSc: Structural fSc(namely, the frequency of time spent with significant
family members) and bonding fSc(namely, family resources that can be activated
in various life situations). both positive relationships are mediated by perceived
behavioral control (pbc) — one’s feeling of being capable to act upon one’s intentions. The third dimension of fSc— cognitive fSc(namely, family cohesion and
intra-family trust) — showed no association with the intention to start a business
among russian females.
Conclusion. russian women with higher levels of eI demonstrated higher
investment in family time with significant family members (Structural fSc) and
reported exposure to larger intra-family resources (bonding fSc). These two factors, even though not strengthened with a supportive and trustworthy family atmosphere (cognitive fSc), provided the sense of confidence and control, which
empowered the women with the courage to take preliminary actions with the intention of starting their own businesses.