When There's a Will, There Might be a Way: The Economic Impact of Mobile Phones and Entrepreneurial Motivation on Female-owned Microenterprises

被引：8

作者：

Chew, Han Ei ^{[1
]}

Ilavarasan, P. Vigneswara ^{[2
]}

Levy, Mark R. ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] United Nations Univ, Katajanokanlaituri 6 B, FI-00160 Helsinki, Finland

[2] Indian Inst Technol Delhi, New Delhi 110016, India

[3] Michigan State Univ, Comm Arts & Sci 402, E Lansing, MI 48824 USA

来源：

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES AND DEVELOPMENT, VOL 1 | 2013年

关键词：

mobile phones; expectations; microenterprise; business growth; women;

D O I：

10.1145/2516604.2516605

中图分类号：

TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

Based on a survey of 598 urban microentrepreneurs in Chennai, India, we contend that access to mobile phones is a necessary but not sufficient condition for achieving certain development goals. We explicate an innovative concept, entrepreneurial expectations, and explore its linkage with mobile phones and microenterprise growth. We found that among high-expectation microentrepreneurs (14 percent of the sample) business use of mobile phones amplified the impact of entrepreneurial expectations and was associated with greater microenterprise growth.

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页数：9