Research On The Influencing Configuration Of Social Capital On Farmers’ Entrepreneurship Based On QCA

The report of the 20 th CPC National Congress pointed out that solving the problems of agriculture,rural areas and farmers is still the "top priority" of development,and that farmers’ entrepreneurship is closely linked with the problems of agriculture,rural areas and farmers in China,which has become an effective way to lead the countryside with cities,promote agriculture with industry,and solve the employment of rural surplus labor,and inject strong impetus into rural economic and social development.In 2023,the "No.1Document" issued by the central government pointed out that further expanding the channels for increasing farmers’ income and wealth,strengthening the construction of entrepreneurship parks and rural entrepreneurship incubation and training bases for returning to their hometowns,and effectively improving the effectiveness of rural innovation and entrepreneurship actions.With the support of national policies,new development vitality is bound to be displayed.However,in reality,many farmers are often constrained by factors such as their own capabilities,resources,environment,and risks.As the main source of investment factors for farmers’ entrepreneurship,social capital has an extremely important impact on farmers’ entrepreneurship.Currently,research in the field of social capital is deepening in depth and breadth,but few measurement indicators in social capital are included in the configuration analysis and research.Based on the perspective of social capital,a field survey and questionnaire survey were conducted in Linqu,Weifang through literature review of relevant variables.Based on the study of the causal relationship between social capital and farmers’ entrepreneurial decision-making among farmers aged 18-60,this paper analyzes the impact path of social capital on farmers’ entrepreneurial decision-making under configuration theory.The paper analyzes the significant correlation between 18 variables of social capital and farmers’ entrepreneurship through Person correlation analysis.Exploratory factor tests are conducted on the variables,and principal component analysis is used to condense the original 18 variables into 5 common factors.Further,a configuration analysis of the influencing factors of farmers’ entrepreneurship is conducted through fs QCA3.0.Research findings: 1.According to the factor load matrix,five common factors can be extracted from 18 social capital measurement indicators,namely: social network,social support,social trust,social participation,and human relations,which can explain 85.03% of the original sample data.2.The results of configuration analysis indicate that farmers’ entrepreneurial decision-making is not influenced by a single factor in social capital,and the sufficient and necessary conditions for the single variable of social capital to affect farmers’ entrepreneurship are not found;The configuration analysis results in six paths and two modes,namely,social network leading and social support leading.(1)The dominant type of social network includes two paths: S1 a "social network * social participation *social trust" and S1 b "social network * social trust * social support";(2)The dominant type of social support includes four paths: S2 a "Social Support * Social Participation *Human Relations",S2 b "Social Support * Social Participation * Social Network",S3 a "Social Trust * Social Support",and S3 b "Social Trust * Social Support * Human Relations".Fully explain the different impact paths of social capital on farmers’ entrepreneurship,better explain the differences between cases and the configuration effect of interdependence between conditions,and provide corresponding suggestions for farmers’ entrepreneurs.The results show that the impact of social capital on farmers’ entrepreneurship is asymmetric.Farmers’ entrepreneurs need to rely on social networks to obtain entrepreneurial information,and obtain the information elements needed for entrepreneurship through two paths dominated by social networks to improve entrepreneurial efficiency;At the same time,high social support promotes farmers’ access to entrepreneurial funds,enhances entrepreneurial willingness,and obtains external resources required for entrepreneurial activities through four paths led by social support,improving the probability of entrepreneurial success.Based on this,this article proposes the following countermeasures and suggestions: First,improve government support policies and improve the entrepreneurial environment;Second,expand new social networks and promote the healthy development of entrepreneurial ecology;Third,focus on social capital accumulation and enrich multi-level entrepreneurship support networks;Fourth,carry out regular entrepreneurship education and training for farmers to narrow the gap in individual development.