Examining the impact of social technologies on empowerment and economic development
作者：
Highlights：
• Empowerment opportunities for women are greater than ever before with social technologies expanding an organization’s and individual’s reach worldwide in both developing and developed countries.
• Social technologies have changed the way individuals network and build relationships, opening communication channels that were never before available.
• The use of social technologies can provide empowerment and economic development by giving women a platform for communications/collaboration, customer service, gaining exposure and creating awareness, gaining new customers, and increasing revenue/profits.
• Knowledge of the benefits realized from using social technologies for business purposes will provide empowerment for women around the globe leading to economic development.
摘要
•Empowerment opportunities for women are greater than ever before with social technologies expanding an organization’s and individual’s reach worldwide in both developing and developed countries.•Social technologies have changed the way individuals network and build relationships, opening communication channels that were never before available.•The use of social technologies can provide empowerment and economic development by giving women a platform for communications/collaboration, customer service, gaining exposure and creating awareness, gaining new customers, and increasing revenue/profits.•Knowledge of the benefits realized from using social technologies for business purposes will provide empowerment for women around the globe leading to economic development.
论文关键词：Economic development,Social technologies,Social media,Women’s empowerment,Internet,Taiwan,Turkey
论文评审过程：Received 14 June 2016, Revised 23 July 2016, Accepted 1 August 2016, Available online 7 August 2016, Version of Record 7 August 2016.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2016.08.001
