Empowering role of digital technology for women run home-based businesses
*Neha ShahCorresponding authornehashah@ljku.edu.inL J Institute of Management StudiesLJK UniversityAhmedabad, Gujarat, India0000-0001-7040-1326View full profile → , Anitha Sunilanithasunil@ljku.edu.inL J Institute of Management StudiesLJK UniversityAhmedabad, Gujarat, India0000-0003-2606-4451View full profile →
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- Received:
- 08 Apr 2025
- Published Online:
- 24 Nov 2025
- Article type:
- Research Article
- Language:
- EN
- Article no.:
- JSMS-1518
- Pages:
- 1553–1564
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