Exploring the Impact of Bonding, Bridging and Linking Social Capital on Scaling Social Impact: An Emerging Economy Perspective

Abstract

AbstractAlthough past research has established the importance of social capital for scaling social impact, few studies have quantitatively explored such relationships in the context of emerging economies. To fill this gap, we examine how bonding, bridging and linking social capital impact scaling social capital in an emerging economy context. Using structural equation modelling with AMOS 23, we have conducted a survey and found that all bonding, bridging, and linking social capital are significantly and positively associated with scaling social impact. These findings of our study generate important theoretical and managerial contributions which would advance the social entrepreneurship research domain significantly.Keywords: Scaling social impactsocial capitalsocial networksocial capital theoryemerging economy Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).This study is approved by the institutional review board of Putra Business School.Additional informationFundingNo funding was received for this research.