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Social Entrepreneurship and Bourdieu’s Concept of Social Capital
Social entrepreneurship has rapidly evolved from a niche practice to a mainstream strategy for addressing complex social and environmental problems. Yet the mechanisms that enable social enterprises to mobilize resources, build trust, and sustain impact remain contested. This article examines social entrepreneurship through Pierre Bourdieu’s concept of social capital and complementary lenses from world-systems analysis and institutional isomorphism. Using a mixed conceptual–a
Nov 1212 min read
Power, Culture, and Trust: Reassessing Leadership Capital in Global Firms
Author:  Aibek Karimov Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract This article examines how leadership succeeds or fails in global firms when power, culture, and trust collide across borders. Using Bourdieu’s theory of capital and fields, world-systems analysis, and institutional isomorphism, I define leadership capital  as a convertible bundle of economic, social, cultural, and symbolic resources that executives mobilize to shape strategy and legitimacy. I propose a pract
Oct 3011 min read
The Evolution of the Car Business: A Sociological and Institutional Perspective
Abstract The global car business has evolved from a small craft industry in the late nineteenth century into one of the largest and most complex economic systems in modern history. This article traces the historical trajectory of the automobile business as both a technological and sociological phenomenon. Using theoretical lenses such as Pierre Bourdieu’s field theory, institutional isomorphism, and world-systems analysis, it examines how economic, cultural, and symbolic form
Oct 238 min read
The Global History of Music: A Sociological and Cultural Evolution through the Lens of Bourdieu, World-Systems Theory, and Institutional Isomorphism
Author:  Aibek Karimov – Independent Researcher, Central Asia Abstract Music has been central to human civilization since its earliest...
Sep 275 min read
History of Philosophy: A Sociological and World-Systems Perspective
Author: Â Amanbek Nurbekov Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Abstract The history of philosophy is often described as a journey of...
Sep 195 min read
The Evolution and Social Dynamics of Money: A Historical and Theoretical Analysis
Author: Â Erlan Kadyrov Affiliation: Â Independent Researcher Abstract The history of money represents a fascinating interplay between...
Sep 95 min read
Autonomous AI Agents in 2025: Organizational Isomorphism, Field Capital, and Uneven Development in the Management and Tourism Sectors
Author:  Azamat Bekov — Affiliation:  Independent Researcher Abstract This article examines how the rapid adoption of autonomous...
Sep 913 min read
The Rise of Generative AI in Workplace Management
This article examines the rapid emergence of generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) tools (such as large language models) in...
Sep 96 min read
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