Social capital: mediator of financial literacy and financial inclusion in rural Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorBongomin, George Okello Candiya
dc.contributor.authorNtayi, Joseph Mpeera
dc.contributor.authorMunene, John C.
dc.contributor.authorNabeta, Isaac Nkote
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-11T20:14:30Z
dc.date.available2022-02-11T20:14:30Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating role of social capital in financial literacy and financial inclusion relationship in rural Uganda. The major aim is to establish the role of social capital in the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion.The paper adopts and uses MedGraph programme (Excel version 3.0), Sobel and Kenny and Baron tests to test the mediation effect of social capital in the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion.The results reveals that social capital is a significant mediator in the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion of rural poor in Uganda. Financial literacy did not have a direct effect on financial inclusion, but through full mediation of social capital. Existence of social capital into the relationship boosts the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion by 61.6 per cent among rural poor households in Uganda. Thus, the finding suggests that with the absence of social capital, financial literacy may fail to enhance the level of financial inclusion among rural poor households in Uganda.arch approach using a questionnaire. However, future research through interview may be of importance. Besides, for the purpose of triangulation, a study involving financial institutions’ staff may be viable. Moreover this study was limited by the fact that it was cross-sectional. Furthermore, a longitudinal study may be useful in future to investigate the mediating impact of social capital spanning over a long period of time.Managers, policymakers and financial inclusion practitioners should advocate and embark on building social capital among rural communities, so as to improve on the level of financialinclusion.While a large body of research has been carried out on financial literacy, this paper is the first to test the mediating role of social capital in the relationship between financial literacy and financial inclusion, especially in rural Uganda. This study generates evidence and contributes to the powerful influence of social capital in enhancing the level of financial inclusion based on financial literacy.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBongomin, G. O. C., Ntayi, J. M., Munene, J. C., & Nabeta, I. N. (2016). Social capital: mediator of financial literacy and financial inclusion in rural Uganda. Review of International Business and Strategy.https://doi.org/10.1108/RIBS-06-2014-0072en_US
dc.identifier.issn2059-6014
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/2082
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherReview of International Business and Strategyen_US
dc.subjectMicrofinance, Uganda, Social capital, Financial inclusion/exclusion, Financial literacy/education, Poor householdsen_US
dc.titleSocial capital: mediator of financial literacy and financial inclusion in rural Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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