The amplification effect of mobile phones on female-owned microenterprises

被引：4
|
作者：
Chew, Han Ei [1 ]
Ilavarasan, P. Vigneswara [2 ]
Levy, Mark R. [3 ]
机构：
[1] Nanyang Technol Univ, Singapore Internet Res Ctr, Singapore, Singapore
[2] Indian Inst Technol Delhi, Dept Management Studies, Delhi, India
[3] Michigan State Univ, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA
来源：
MOBILE MEDIA & COMMUNICATION | 2015年 / 3卷 / 03期
关键词：
Amplification; ICT4D; livelihoods; microenterprise; mobile phones; ECONOMIC-DEVELOPMENT; IMPACT;
D O I：
10.1177/2050157914564237
中图分类号：
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号：
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要：
Based on a survey of urban female-owned microentrepreneurs in Chennai, India, we contend that access to mobile phones is a necessary but not sufficient condition for achieving certain development goals. Through the analysis of a survey completed by 335 female microentrepreneurs who owned mobile phones, we explicate an innovative concept, entrepreneurial expectations, and explore its linkage with mobile phones and microenterprise growth. We found that among microentrepreneurs with high entrepreneurial expectations (14% of the sample), business use of mobile phones amplified the impact of entrepreneurial expectations and was associated with greater microenterprise growth.
引用
收藏
页码：317 / 334
页数：18
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] When There's a Will, There Might be a Way: The Economic Impact of Mobile Phones and Entrepreneurial Motivation on Female-owned Microenterprises
    Chew, Han Ei
    Ilavarasan, P. Vigneswara
    Levy, Mark R.
    PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENT, VOL 1, 2013, : 196 - 204
  • [2] A growth model for understanding female-owned enterprises
    Ogundana, Oyedele
    Simba, Amon
    Dana, Leo-Paul
    Liguori, Eric
    JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SMALL BUSINESS, 2024, 5 (02): : 85 - 94
  • [3] DO WOMEN FARE BETTER IN FEMALE-OWNED BUSINESSES?
    Roberson-Saunders, Pat
    Smith, Raymond D.
    Goel, Rajni
    JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP, 2014, 19 (03)
  • [4] Female-Owned Innovative Startups in Italy: Status Quo and Implications
    Paoloni, Paola
    Modaffari, Giuseppe
    ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES, 2018, 8 (04):
  • [5] SMEs' access to debt finance A comparison of male-owned and female-owned businesses in Ghana
    Abor, Joshua
    Biekpe, Nicholas
    INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION, 2006, 7 (02): : 105 - 112
  • [6] A performance contrast of male- and female-owned small accounting practices
    Fasci, MA
    Valdez, J
    JOURNAL OF SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, 1998, 36 (03) : 1 - 7
  • [7] An institutional perspective on borrowing discouragement among female-owned enterprises and the role of regional female empowerment
    Forrester, Juanita Kimiyo
    Neville, Francois
    JOURNAL OF BUSINESS VENTURING, 2021, 36 (06)
  • [8] The use of mobile phones by women microenterprises in Malawi: a sustainable livelihoods perspective
    Malanga, Donald Flywell
    Banda, Memory John
    GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE MEMORY AND COMMUNICATION, 2021, 70 (8-9) : 777 - 800
  • [9] Empowering Female-Owned SMEs with ICT in A Group of Selected Arab Countries and Brazil
    Badran, Mona Farid
    INTERNET SCIENCE (INSCI 2015), 2015, 9089 : 30 - 48
  • [10] The Productivity Gaps of Female-Owned Firms: Evidence from Ethiopian Census Data
    Essers, Dennis
    Megersa, Kelbesa
    Sanfilippo, Marco
    ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURAL CHANGE, 2021, 69 (02) : 645 - 683
12345