Social Capital and SME: A Systematic Literature Review and Research Directions

Authors

  • Sisira Kumara Naradda GAMAGE Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
  • RPIR PRASANNA Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
  • JMSB JAYASUNDARA Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
  • EMS EKANAYAKE Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
  • PSK RAJAPAKSHE Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
  • Abeyrathne GAKNJ Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
  • SHT KUMUDUMALI University of Peradeniya
  • Alexandru Mircea Nedelea Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava

Keywords:

Scopus database, SME performance, Social capital, Systematic review, PRISMA framework,

Abstract

This study aims to review past literature on social capital and SME. The paper systematically discusses the literature on social capital and SME between the years 1999 to 2020. The Scopus database was selected to make the literature search process transparent, and the literature survey used social capital and SME as keywords. The PRISMA 2009 helped the selection and exclusion process. During the literature classification, the final 33 articles were used to find the gap and future directions of social capital and SMEs. The results revealed literature on the methodology of the studies, Social capital and SME performance, innovation, and marketing capabilities and CSR-SME relationship. The systematic review recommends that future research may focus more on mixed methodology, the direct relationship between social capital and SME performance in less available research areas, the link between dynamic capabilities (innovation, marketing) of SMEs, social capital CSR-SME relationship, social capital, and family SMEs to remove the existing gaps in the available literature.

Author Biography

Alexandru Mircea Nedelea, Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava

Alexandru NEDELEA, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the University Stefan cel Mare of Suceava, Romania. He has written extensively for a wide range of academic and professional audience: Small and Medium Enterprises in Contemporary Society (KMV, Germany), International Tourism: World Geography and Developmental Perspectives (Abhijeet Publications, New Delhi, India), Tourism Marketing (Derc Publishing House, Tewksbury, USA), Knowledge Management Practices, Comparative Tourism Marketing Case Studies (Abhijeet Publications, New Delhi, India). He is editor-in-chief of the journals Ecoforum and Revista de turism 9Journal of Tourism: Studies and Research in Tourism) and member of the editorial board of the journals Amfiteatru Economic (indexed in Thomson Reuters - ISI Web of Knowledge), International Journal of Leisure and Tourism Marketing, Journal of Tourism: An International Research Journal, Tourism Today, World Journal of Ecotourism, Tourism Issues, European Journal of Tourism Research, Environmental Economics. He has been accorded membership in scientific associations like International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism, International Association on Public and Non Profit Marketing, Romanian Marketing Association, International Network for Research in Consumer Behaviour Studies, Regional Science Association International, World Research Club (WRC), American Society for Public Administration, European Association of Research on Services (RESER), Marketing and Tourism Research Interest Committees - EuroMed Research Business Institute (EMRBI), Centre International de Recherche et d`Etudes Touristiques (CIRET). He is coordinator of Asian Studies Club Romania-China (www.romania-china.ro), Voyage Club (www.clubvoiaj.ro), Bucovina Tourism Marketing Center (www.tourisminbucovina.ro), Volunteer Order (www.ordinulvoluntarilor.ro) and Marketing Club (www.marketingclub.ro)Contact:E-mail: alnedelea(at)yahoo.com Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava, Romania Faculty of Economic Sciences and Public Administration Economy, Business Administration and Tourism Department 720229, Suceava, 13, Universitatii Street Phone: + 40 230 522978 int.297

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Published

21.08.2020

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 3 (2020)

Section

Management, Marketing and Business Administration

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