Open AccessEmpowering Women Entrepreneurs in Emerging Economies: a Conceptual Model
Author(s) -
Haya Ajjan,
Stefanie Beninger,
Rania B. Mostafa,
Victoria L. Crittenden
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
organizations and markets in emerging economies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.195
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 2345-0037
pISSN - 2029-4581
DOI - 10.15388/omee.2014.5.1.14239
Subject(s) - empowerment , perspective (graphical) , conceptual model , social capital , social media , emerging markets , entrepreneurship , conceptual framework , information and communications technology , emerging technologies , women entrepreneurs , capital (architecture) , business , sociology , knowledge management , economics , political science , economic growth , social science , computer science , geography , archaeology , finance , database , artificial intelligence , law
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.