Abstract:
The study explored how information access through different dimensions of Social
Capital (SC) (structural, relational and cognitive) affects the mitigation of business
opportunism. Data were collected from 373 Small Enterprises (SEs) in Sri Lanka,
conducting face-to-face interviews with the owners of SEs. Partial Least Squares-Structural
Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) was employed to analyse data. The results revealed that
information accessed through different dimensions of SC have significant negative effects
with business opportunism of exchange partners. Therefore, the study recommends SEs to
develop SC while having strong relationships with exchange partners in order to access
information leading to the mitigation of opportunism of exchange partners.
