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The Role of Microfinance to Empower Women: The Case of Developing Countries
Aninze, Festus; El-Gohary, Hatem; Hussain, Javed - In: International Journal of Customer Relationship … 9 (2018) 1, pp. 54-78
This article reviews, discusses and provides a critical analysis relating to the role of microfinance on issues linking to poverty, gender equality, and women empowerment with particular emphasis on developing economies. In addition, this article provides an overview of the opportunities and...
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Business Management Models of Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Africa: A Study into Their Enabling Environments
Pashkova, Nadya; Trujillo-Barrera, Andres; Apostolakis, … - In: International Journal of Food and Beverage … 1 (2016) 2, pp. 63-82
cooperative microfinance initiatives in comparison with other organizational forms in Africa. They distinguish three types of …
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Ethical Implications of the Digital Divide and Social Exclusion: Imperative for Cyber-Security Culture in Africa
Essien, Essien D. - In: International Journal of Innovation in the Digital … 9 (2018) 1, pp. 14-25
implication for cumulative research on the subject of digital divide in Africa. …
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School in a Box in Low Resource Primary School in Mozambique: Practical Application of Zone of Proximal Development in Teacher Training with Mobile Technology
O'Sullivan, Linda; Seabra, N. Miguel - In: International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning (IJMBL) 8 (2016) 2, pp. 44-54
mobile educational technology in low resource learning environments in Sub Saharan Africa. This paper sets the context for …
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Predictors of Nigeria's Premier University Undergraduate Students' Online Shopping Adoption
Opesade, Adeola Omobola; Fabowale, Omotola A. - In: International Journal of Online Marketing (IJOM) 8 (2018) 3, pp. 19-35
Online shopping is one of the dividends of the Internet technology. Online shops give shoppers the privilege of getting some benefits that cannot be offered in a physical store. Despite this, many potential customers have not embraced the technology, due to varying factors. The present article...
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Causal Analyses of Public Debt and Structural Adjustment
Ansah, John Pastor - In: International Journal of System Dynamics Applications … 6 (2017) 1, pp. 21-37
The impact of structural adjustment program on the economic situation in many African countries can not be overemphasised. Over two decades of implementing neo-liberal economic policies by the Bretton Woods institution, it is of great importance to document the lessons learnt. This paper elicits...
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Tourism Migration in South Africa: Current Dynamics, Immediate Challenges and Future Prospects
Henama, Unathi Sonwabile; Sifolo, Portia Pearl Siyanda - In: International Journal of Innovation in the Digital … 8 (2017) 1, pp. 47-60
, attracting foreign exchange, and increasing state coffers through the taxation of non-residents. South Africa has also adopted … tourism into the developmental policies. Although Africa's share of the global tourism market remains less than 10%, the … the societies, particularly in South Africa. Despite being a geographical dispersed country, the tourism industry in South …
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Sustainable Tourism: The New Engine for the Economic Development of the 21st Century in APEC.
Ramirez, Cuauhtemoc; Rangel, José Ernesto - In: International Journal of Sustainable Economies … 7 (2018) 4, pp. 29-36
Tourism has become a source of activities that generate income, employment, and economic growth for the countries belonging to the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Mechanism (APEC). This article analyzes tourism as a regional economic activity that interacts with the environment, causing...
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Data Center Regions and Economic Development: Implications Derived From Economic Analysis
Yülek, Murat Ali; Bostancı, İhsan; Göksal, Koray - In: International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable … 8 (2017) 4, pp. 32-47
The amount of data generated worldwide has reached unprecedented levels, and its rate of growth continues to increase exponentially. Brought about by rapid advances in information technologies, as well as changes in lifestyles and business strategies, this explosion in the quantity of data has...
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The Effect of Foreign Direct Investment on the Economic Development of Mongolia
Mungunzul, Erdenebat; Chang, Taikoo - In: Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations (JECO) 16 (2018) 3, pp. 12-21
This article describes how foreign direct investment in Mongolia has reached 3.9 billion US$ mainly in the mining sector that amounted approximately 40% of the year's GDP. Even though FDI into Mongolia has been grown along with the country's economic development with trade openness to the world,...
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