Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies: a Conceptual Model

Empowering Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies: a Conceptual Model

Cyberfeminism is a woman-centered perspective that advocates women’s use of new information and communications technologies for empowerment. This paper explores the role of information technologies, in particular the role of social media, in empowering women entrepreneurship in emerging economies vi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Organizations and markets in emerging economies 2014-01, Vol.5 (1), p.16-30
Hauptverfasser: Ajjan, Haya, Beninger, Stefanie, Mostafa, Rania, Crittenden, Victoria L.
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Sprache:eng
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Emerging markets
Empowerment
self-efficacy
social capital
social media
women entrepreneurs
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Zusammenfassung:Cyberfeminism is a woman-centered perspective that advocates women’s use of new information and communications technologies for empowerment. This paper explores the role of information technologies, in particular the role of social media, in empowering women entrepreneurship in emerging economies via increased social capital and improved self-efficacy. A conceptual model is offered and propositions are explicated.
ISSN:2029-4581
2345-0037
DOI:10.15388/omee.2014.5.1.14239