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Effect of Networking Capacity on Social Capital and Its Implications for Ease of Access to Financial Capital

Year: 2025

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This study examines how the networking capabilities of processed food micro-enterprise owners influence the formation of social capital and how this social capital, in turn, influences ease of access to financial capital. The focus of the study was processed food micro-enterprises in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta. Using a questionnaire distributed to 100 micro-enterprise owners selected through purposive sampling, this study examined the direct relationship between networking and social capital and the mediating relationship between social capital and access to financial capital. Data analysis used SEM-PLS. The results showed that networking significantly influenced business owners' social capital and access to financial capital. This study also found that social capital significantly influenced access to financial capital. These findings reinforce the literature demonstrating the central role of social networks in expanding financing opportunities for small and medium enterprises.

Source: RSF Conference Series Business Management and Social Sciences

DOI: 10.31098/bmss.v5i2.980

Authors: Hendro Widjanarko, Humam Santosa Utomo, Rosalia Dwi Fadma Tjahjanti, Suratna Suratna, Fadli Hasan Muqaddas

Institution: Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta

Language: English

Topic: Social Capital and Networks

Subfield: Sociology and Political Science

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, No poverty

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4415223697

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