...Michelle Civile Purpose This study examines how students from low socioeconomic backgrounds acquire social capital resources to support their transition into the graduate labour market. Design/methodology/approach A sequential mixed-methods approach was employed, involving quantitative pre...

...Gloria Hongyee Chan Purpose The significance of digital literacy in online social capital accumulation and surviving the contemporary society is widely recognised. Despite that the current generation is regarded as “digital natives”, their levels and nature of digital literacy vary. To generate...

...' career self-efficacy and growing students' social capital. Design/methodology/approach Interviews were carried out with 49 students both before and after the students took part in the event to assess whether students career goals, self-efficacy or social capital changed after taking part...

...Desmond Tutu Ayentimi; Robert Ebo Hinson; John Burgess Purpose This paper, grounded on social capital and social networking theory, examines how postgraduate students in Ghana cultivate and utilise social resources towards career development. Design/methodology/approach Following a qualitative...

... a regional university. Findings The findings reveal the importance of developing a professional network by cultivating social capital while at university. Alumni identify all forms of work-integrated learning (WIL), connectedness through social media, the role of university staff and volunteering...

...Linda Anne Barkas; Jonathan Matthew Scott; Karen Hadley; Yvonne Dixon-Todd Purpose The purpose of this article is to examine the role of social capital and higher order meta-skills in developing the employability of marketing students at a UK university. Design/methodology/approach...

... in Spain (online and face-to-face) and their impact on EIs of university students using two components of social capital (SC), trust and network ties as variables with influence on the antecedents of EIs. Design/methodology/approach A survey was administered to online and face-to-face students yielding...

...Saša Batistic; Alex Tymon Purpose Drawing on the overarching framework of social capital theory, the purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically examine networking behaviour and employability within the higher education context. Design/methodology/approach In a sample of 376 full-time...

...Stephanie Alexandra Macht Purpose The purpose of this paper is to bring attention to “entrepreneurial finance education”, an aspect of entrepreneurship education that is widely taught but neglected by the educational literature. It does so by exploring how social capital, a key resource...

...Professor Harry Matlay; Simon Bridge Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of social capital in its applications for enterprise (and entrepreneurship) in order to facilitate its incorporation into the relevant education and training programmes. Design/methodology...

...Professor Harry Matlay; Simon Bridge Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the case for the inclusion, in enterprise education, of training and/or guidance in the acquisition and use of social capital. Design/methodology/approach – The paper considers the reasons, not just why...

... skills studied in design education are valuable, it was found that work placements are particularly important resources for aspiring fashion business owners because they provide “education in enterprise” and the sort of social capital required for business success. The research produced...

... to individual talents and interests. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Australia Secondary schools Curricula Career guidance Social capital Transition Applied learning In this section we explore student perceptions of the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL), which...

...). Isaac Wasswa Katono can be contacted at: ikatono@ucu.ac.ug © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Entrepreneurialism Social valuation Social capital Instrument Uganda Emerging markets Developing countries The importance of entrepreneurship in the economies of countries both...

...). Leslie T. Szamosi can be contacted at: szamosi@city.academic.gr © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Recruitment Social capital Small to medium‐sized enterprises There are few, if any, organizations today that would not agree with the premise that people are the most important...