Empowering women and stimulating development at bottom of pyramid through micro-entrepreneurship

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of the paper is to address the sustainability issue of Self-help groups by means of developing small business/micro-entrepreneurs.

Design/methodology/approach

The causal relationship between empowerment through SHG and micro-entrepreneurship is being investigated by estimating empirical data through structural equation modelling with second-order latent factor.

Findings

Empirical examination supports the causal relationship between empowerment through SHG and small business.

Research limitations/implications

The study is conforming the policy of group forming and, at this stage, develops a conceptual framework but with real implications for comprehensive policy decisions.

Originality/value

There are many studies on the women empowerment aspect of SHGs. However, few attempted to find out how the micro-entrepreneurs emerging from SHGs.

Citation

Chatterjee, S., Dutta Gupta, S. and Upadhyay, P. (2018), "Empowering women and stimulating development at bottom of pyramid through micro-entrepreneurship", Management Decision, Vol. 56 No. 1, pp. 160-174. https://doi.org/10.1108/MD-04-2017-0296