Unveiling opportunities and obstacles in emerging markets: analysis of women's home-based enterprises using Delphi-DEMATEL approach

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Alternative codes found

RIV/70883521:28120/25:63587758

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.emerald.com/jabs/article-abstract/19/2/365/1244819/Unveiling-opportunities-and-obstacles-in-emerging?redirectedFrom=fulltext" target="_blank" >https://www.emerald.com/jabs/article-abstract/19/2/365/1244819/Unveiling-opportunities-and-obstacles-in-emerging?redirectedFrom=fulltext</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JABS-05-2024-0242" target="_blank" >10.1108/JABS-05-2024-0242</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Unveiling opportunities and obstacles in emerging markets: analysis of women's home-based enterprises using Delphi-DEMATEL approach

Original language description

PurposeFemale entrepreneurship remains a critical issue around the globe, particularly in developing economies where they confront various challenges during self-employment. This paper aims to investigate essential opportunities and challenges for Afghan women's home-based enterprises (WHBEs) that may impact the decision of female entrepreneurs to establish a venture.Design/methodology/approachThe study interviewed women home-based enterprise owners through a predesigned questionnaire to identify the main opportunities and challenges. The Delphi and Decision-Making Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) approach is employed to analyze casual relationships of the main obstacles confronting WHBEs.FindingsThe findings indicate that women home-based enterprise owners utilize substantial opportunities, such as family support and balancing home and business tasks. Challenges include cause and effect groups, while lack of access to finance, insecurity, social restrictions and limited access to digital platforms belong to the cause group. Notably, limited markets, lack of professional knowledge and legal limits have links with the effect group. However, among the identified challenges, legal restrictions remain the highest obstacle, while the lack of access to finance is the lowest challenge in women's home-based enterprise context.Research limitations/implicationsThe cultural and legal barriers that still exist in Afghanistan have made it difficult for researchers to contact female entrepreneurs.Originality/valueThis study fills the gap in investigating casual relationships in an under-researched stream of disadvantaged entrepreneurship, i.e. the WHBE context of female entrepreneurship. It generates value for researchers interested in female entrepreneurship and international organizations that empower women and promote gender equality in developing economies.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50204 - Business and management

Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2025

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Journal of Asia Business Studies

ISSN

1558-7894

e-ISSN

1559-2243

Volume of the periodical

19

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

23

Pages from-to

365-387

UT code for WoS article

001433032400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-85218726607