ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SOCIAL INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABILITY : focusing on a haor region of... bangladesh

This book aims to assess the roles of entrepreneurship and social innovation for socio-cultural changes. It also evaluates farmers’ performance in disaster risk management at a community level toward sustainable regional development in a rural haor region of Bangladesh. To achieve the purpose of the research, both a qualitative method (Trajectory Equifinality Modeling, TEM) and a quantitative method (Structural Equation Modeling, SEM) are introduced, based on the results of case studies on local entrepreneurs, interview and focus group discussions with stakeholders, and questionnaire surveys of farm households. First, the results clarify that social capital is critically important both for male and female entrepreneurs in the haor region, and that education is more important to women for empowerment and technology adoption in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the haor region of Bangladesh. In addition, it makes clear that the Common Interest Group approach plays a role for women’s empowerment in the target region. Furthermore, it identifies the multi-causal relationships among the factors affecting farm households’ performance in disaster risk management at the community level. This book helps readers to understand regional development through social and cultural transformation in a rural community where poverty and gender discrimination are path-dependent problems. Acknowledgements Contents Abbreviations List of Figures List of Tables 1 Introduction 1.1 Backgrounds and Main Issues of the Study 1.2 Layout of the Book References 2 Literature Review on Regional Development, Entrepreneurship, Social Innovation and Disaster Risk Management 2.1 Theoritical Approaches of Regional Development 2.2 Regional Disparities in Bangladesh Perspective 2.3 Enrepreneurship in Poverty and Empowerment Dynamics 2.4 Social Capital and Role of Technology Adoption in Entrepreneurship 2.5 Common Interest Group (CIG) Approach and Social Innovation 2.6 Disaster Risk Management (DRM) at Community Level 2.7 Summery of the Literature Review References 3 Regional Characteristics of the Target Region 3.1 Contribution of Haor Region to National Food Security 3.2 Household Characteristics in the Target Region 3.3 Land Utilization Pattern in Relation to Agricultural Production 3.4 Geography and Environment 3.5 Economic Situation 3.6 Social Structure and Gender Inequality 3.7 Political Culture and Institutional Collaboration References 4 Research Framework, Hypotheses and Methods References 5 Role of Entrepreneurship in Socio-Cultural Changes 5.1 Selection of Entrepreneurship Cases 5.2 Case Studies from Male Entrepreneurs 5.2.1 Case 1: Mr. AI (Entrepreneurship and Business Development of Rental Service of Combine Rice Harvester) 5.2.2 Case 2: Mr. SH (Entrepreneurship and Business Development of Agricultural Inputs Supply) 5.2.3 Case 3: Mr. ZM (Entrepreneurship and Business Development as a Retailer) 5.2.4 Summary of the TEM Analysis of the Cases of Male Entrepreneurs 5.3 Case Studies from Female Entrepreneurs 5.3.1 Case 4: Ms. SO (Entrepreneurship and Business Development of Embroidery and Tailoring) 5.3.2 Case 5: Ms. RL (Entrepreneurship and Business Development of Making Handicrafts) 5.3.3 Case 6: Ms. SA (Entrepreneurship and Business Development of Sewing and Making Handicrafts) 5.3.4 Summary of the TEM Analysis of the Cases of Female Entrepreneurs 5.4 Comparison of Male and Female Cases of Entrepreneurs Appendix 5.1: Semi-structured Interview Guide for the Research on Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: Case Study from a Haor Region of Bangladesh Appendix 5.2: Women’s Engagement in Business Activities in Bangladesh References 6 Socio-Political Transformation Through the CIG Approach 6.1 Interviews with Key Informants 6.2 Satisfaction of Needs 6.3 Changing Social Relations 6.4 Farmers’ Entrepreneurship Development and Collective Empowerment 6.5 Obstacles for Socio-Political Transformation Appendix 6.1: List of Key Informants and Groups Interviewed Appendix 6.2: Interview with Different Stakeholders Interview with Leader of Male/Female CIGs for the Research on Social Innovation for Women’s Empowerment in Disaster Risk Governance in a Haor Region of Bangladesh References 7 Performance of Farm Households in Disaster Risk Management at Community Level 7.1 Questionnaire Survey 7.2 Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) 7.3 Expected Sings of the Variables in SEM Analysis 7.4 Results of the SEM Analysis Appendix 7.1: Interview Guide of Farm Households Questionnaire for the Research on Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in a Haor Area of Bangladesh: Focusing on the Farm Household Level Appendix 7.2: Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of Social Capital Variable References 8 General Conclusions and Policy Implications References