Empowering women and stimulating development at bottom of pyramid through micro-entrepreneurship
Purpose The purpose of the paper is to address the sustainability issue of Self-help groups by means of developing small business/micro-entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach The causal relationship between empowerment through SHG and micro-entrepreneurship is being investigated by estimating em...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Management decision 2018-01, Vol.56 (1), p.160-174 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Purpose
The purpose of the paper is to address the sustainability issue of Self-help groups by means of developing small business/micro-entrepreneurs.
Design/methodology/approach
The causal relationship between empowerment through SHG and micro-entrepreneurship is being investigated by estimating empirical data through structural equation modelling with second-order latent factor.
Findings
Empirical examination supports the causal relationship between empowerment through SHG and small business.
Research limitations/implications
The study is conforming the policy of group forming and, at this stage, develops a conceptual framework but with real implications for comprehensive policy decisions.
Originality/value
There are many studies on the women empowerment aspect of SHGs. However, few attempted to find out how the micro-entrepreneurs emerging from SHGs. |
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ISSN: | 0025-1747 1758-6070 |
DOI: | 10.1108/MD-04-2017-0296 |