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The amplification effect of mobile phones on female-owned microenterprises

Year: 2015

Type: article

Abstract: 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.

Source: Mobile Media & Communication

DOI: 10.1177/2050157914564237

Authors: Han Ei Chew, P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan, Mark R. Levy

Institutions: Nanyang Technological University, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Michigan State University

Language: English

Topic: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Gender equality, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, No poverty

Open Access status: green