Purpose

This qualitative study explores how technologically challenged Indian rural communities adjusted to the tech-driven work system successfully in the post-pandemic era.

Design/methodology/approach

Qualitative semi-structured interviews with multiple Indian rural households conducted in the years 2021 and 2022 were employed.

Findings

The findings highlight the critical role played by the social capital in addressing the issues that Indian rural communities were facing in their work setting as a direct result of the COVID-19 outbreak. The embedded social network and social values in rural society came to the rescue when other tangible resources were not available for everyone.

Research limitations/implications

This study contributes to Bourdieu's theory of Social Capital by discovering that social capital can be utilized to gain existential advantages in extraordinary circumstances of (work) life.

Practical implications

Policymakers should acknowledge the presence of social capital in societies, especially rural ones. Social capital plays a significant role in the execution of relevant society-level tasks and can further help in dealing with certain materialistic impediments.

Social implications

Investments in community infrastructure, education and communication strategies can enhance social capital's role in crisis response.

Originality/value

This study is original as it is the first one that studies the significance of social capital in a post-pandemic environment, especially when the availability of required technological resources is rare.

中文翻译：

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我们齐心协力：应对印度农村社会的大流行后挑战

目的

这项定性研究探讨了在大流行后时代，面临技术挑战的印度农村社区如何成功适应技术驱动的工作体系。

设计/方法论/途径

采用了 2021 年和 2022 年对多个印度农村家庭进行的定性半结构化访谈。

发现

调查结果强调了社会资本在解决印度农村社区在工作环境中因 COVID-19 爆发直接导致的问题所发挥的关键作用。当每个人都无法获得其他有形资源时，农村社会中嵌入的社交网络和社会价值观就发挥了作用。

研究局限性/影响

这项研究发现社会资本可以用来在（工作）生活的特殊情况下获得生存优势，从而对布迪厄的社会资本理论做出了贡献。

实际影响

政策制定者应该承认社会资本的存在，特别是农村社会。社会资本在执行相关社会层面的任务中发挥着重要作用，并可以进一步帮助解决某些物质障碍。

社会影响

对社区基础设施、教育和传播战略的投资可以增强社会资本在危机应对中的作用。

原创性/价值

这项研究具有原创性，因为它是第一个研究大流行后环境中社会资本重要性的研究，特别是在所需技术资源稀缺的情况下。