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

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<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F04130081%3A_____%2F25%3AN0000007" target="_blank" >RIV/04130081:_____/25:N0000007 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/70883521:28120/25:63587758

Výsledek na webu

<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>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

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

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

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.

Název v anglickém jazyce

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

Popis výsledku anglicky

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.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50204 - Business and management

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

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

Název periodika

Journal of Asia Business Studies

ISSN

1558-7894

e-ISSN

1559-2243

Svazek periodika

19

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

2

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

23

Strana od-do

365-387

Kód UT WoS článku

001433032400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85218726607