Open AccessDistinction or Discrimination?A Qualitative Study of Sustainable growth of Women-Owned Technology based SMEs in Malaysia
Author(s) -
Syed Khurram Ali Jafri,
Wafa Khurram
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal on perceptive and cognitive computing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2462-229X
DOI - 10.31436/ijpcc.v5i2.122
Subject(s) - optimal distinctiveness theory , qualitative research , business , empirical research , sustainable growth rate , phenomenon , sustainable development , marketing , economic growth , economics , political science , psychology , sociology , social science , philosophy , epistemology , finance , law , physics , quantum mechanics , psychotherapist
Technopreneurship development and its significance in economic growth has led world’s economies to identify the potential role of growth-oriented women-owned technology based SMEs for economic gains. The existing literature on growth among women owned firms, however, exclusively elucidates dearth of empirical research of this phenomenon particularly in transitional economies. This qualitative study is an attempt to reveal the most significant factors that influence the sustainable growth of women owned technology SMEs in Malaysia. The findings from semi-structured interviews from policy makers explain that sustainable growth among these women owned technology based SMEs appears to be entwined in both personal factors related to distinctiveness of these firms as well as external factors associated with socio-cultural discrimination. Several practical and managerial implications have been provided to enlighten policy makers and women technopreneurs on one hand and enhance theoretical knowledge of researchers in the field of technology, innovation and gender.