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The Role Of Icts In Native American Owned Micro-Enterprises-A Framing Analysis, Jie Xiong, Sajda Qureshi, Teresa Trumbly Lamsam
The Role Of Icts In Native American Owned Micro-Enterprises-A Framing Analysis, Jie Xiong, Sajda Qureshi, Teresa Trumbly Lamsam
Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are seen to be drivers for the development of emerging regions. Many small businesses in the United States, including Native American owned microenterprises, are facing unique challenges in the adoption of ICTs to improve business performance. This research follows an inductive qualitative approach to find out which of the factors could potentially lead to the adoption of technologies by Native American micro-enterprises owners. Based on interviews from four Native American owned micro-enterprises, Characteristics of ICTs, Personal Inequality, and Community Engagement are identified as key factors that lead to the adoption of ICTs. The contribution of …
A Framing Analysis Of African-American And Native-American Owned Micro-Enterprises: How Can Information And Communication Technology Support Their Development?, Jie Xiong, Sajda Qureshi, Teresa A. Lamsam
A Framing Analysis Of African-American And Native-American Owned Micro-Enterprises: How Can Information And Communication Technology Support Their Development?, Jie Xiong, Sajda Qureshi, Teresa A. Lamsam
Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis Faculty Proceedings & Presentations
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) have been touted as means of increasing economic development by providing improvements in the lives of people where the use of technology leads to better livelihoods. Despite the high access and use of ICTs in the United States, high unemployment and poverty rates among Native Americans and African Americans continues to rise while deepening existing income inequalities. Through a framing analysis of Native American and African American microentrepreneurs, this paper investigates the use of ICTs in six micro-enterprises. Our findings reveal strong community and infrastructure frames in Native American micro-enterprises and their use of Information …