Strategic change slum-based CAV networks: networking in unyielding poverty situations

Simba, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0276-8211, Braune, E and Dabić, M, 2025. Strategic change slum-based CAV networks: networking in unyielding poverty situations. Strategic Change. ISSN 1086-1718

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Abstract

Over a billion of the world's population reside in slums. However, the configurations of their social and structural ties in these environments remain unsubstantiated. Drawing on a psychosociological rational choice perspective, we introduce theoretical explanations distinguishing slum dwellers' behavior, actions, and attitudes in community asset voucher (CAV) networks. Regression and equation modeling results, based on 19,892 slum dwellers' CAV transactions, reveal intersecting socioeconomic dynamics suggesting that twenty-five percent (25%) of these dwellers are entrepreneurially-minded. They leverage CAVs for consumption and enterprise purposes. They also time when to transact in their slum-based CAV networks. Their central position indicates that they influence CAV transactions. But seventy-five percent (75%) of these dwellers are passive. They accept that they cannot change their seemingly unyielding poverty situation; hence, they only receive and use CAVs for consumption purposes. This stark contrast in behavior and attitude carries academic, economic, and social ramifications.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Strategic Change
Creators:	Simba, A., Braune, E. and Dabić, M.
Publisher:	Wiley
Date:	23 May 2025
ISSN:	1086-1718
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1002/jsc.2673 DOI 2444871 Other
Rights:	© 2025 the author(s). Strategic Change published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes.
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	05 Jun 2025 08:12
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2025 08:12
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/53694

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