Abstract
This paper investigated the mobile phone and social media habits and behaviours of businesswomen living with disabilities, and identified effective uses of information and communications technologies. It explored the transformation of the work lives and home lives of Australian small businesswomen with a disability, and described how mobile devices reduced limitations imposed by disability.
The research employs qualitative research methodologies. A literature review informed the selection of theoretical frameworks with which to identify and explore the social, technical and business-related impacts of mobile technologies. These theories included the Capability Approach and the LIAISE Framework, within a grounded approach.
Mobile devices improved work and personal communications to the extent that they diminished disability to a secondary consideration in participants? lives, and they improved business efficiency. The LIAISE Framework was demonstrated to be a relevant tool for operationalising the enabling business features of mobile devices, and the broader digital sector is encouraged to take advantage of both theoretical frameworks in further research and
development work.
This paper investigated the mobile phone and social media habits and behaviours of businesswomen living with disabilities, and identified effective uses of information and communications technologies. It explored the transformation of the work lives and home lives of Australian small businesswomen with a disability, and described how mobile devices reduced limitations imposed by disability.
The research employs qualitative research methodologies. A literature review informed the selection of theoretical frameworks with which to identify and explore the social, technical and business-related impacts of mobile 21 technologies. These theories included the Capability Approach and the LIAISE Framework, within a grounded approach.
Mobile devices improved work and personal communications to the extent that they diminished disability to a secondary consideration in participants’ lives, and they improved business efficiency. The LIAISE Framework was demonstrated to be a relevant tool for operationalising the enabling business features of mobile devices, and the
broader digital sector is encouraged to take advantage of both theoretical frameworks in further research and development work.
An achievement of this research is that it used the pre-existing paradigms in fresh ways, extending them in the process. It also expands the very meagre amount of existing knowledge of the digital lives of small businesswomen with a disability.
The research employs qualitative research methodologies. A literature review informed the selection of theoretical frameworks with which to identify and explore the social, technical and business-related impacts of mobile technologies. These theories included the Capability Approach and the LIAISE Framework, within a grounded approach.
Mobile devices improved work and personal communications to the extent that they diminished disability to a secondary consideration in participants? lives, and they improved business efficiency. The LIAISE Framework was demonstrated to be a relevant tool for operationalising the enabling business features of mobile devices, and the broader digital sector is encouraged to take advantage of both theoretical frameworks in further research and
development work.
This paper investigated the mobile phone and social media habits and behaviours of businesswomen living with disabilities, and identified effective uses of information and communications technologies. It explored the transformation of the work lives and home lives of Australian small businesswomen with a disability, and described how mobile devices reduced limitations imposed by disability.
The research employs qualitative research methodologies. A literature review informed the selection of theoretical frameworks with which to identify and explore the social, technical and business-related impacts of mobile 21 technologies. These theories included the Capability Approach and the LIAISE Framework, within a grounded approach.
Mobile devices improved work and personal communications to the extent that they diminished disability to a secondary consideration in participants’ lives, and they improved business efficiency. The LIAISE Framework was demonstrated to be a relevant tool for operationalising the enabling business features of mobile devices, and the
broader digital sector is encouraged to take advantage of both theoretical frameworks in further research and development work.
An achievement of this research is that it used the pre-existing paradigms in fresh ways, extending them in the process. It also expands the very meagre amount of existing knowledge of the digital lives of small businesswomen with a disability.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 17th CIRN Conference 2019 |
Editors | Larry Stillman, Misita Anwar, Colin Rhinesmith, Vanessa Rhinesmith |
Place of Publication | Prato Italy |
Publisher | Monash University |
Pages | 20 |
Number of pages | 133 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780648518815 |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Event | Community Informatics Research Network Conference (CIRN) 2019 - Prato, Italy Duration: 6 Nov 2019 → 8 Nov 2019 Conference number: 17th https://sites.google.com/monash.edu/cirn-prato-2019/ |
Conference
Conference | Community Informatics Research Network Conference (CIRN) 2019 |
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Abbreviated title | CIRN 2019 |
Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Prato |
Period | 6/11/19 → 8/11/19 |
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Keywords
- Small Business
- Women
- Disability
- Social Media
- Mobile Devices
- Information And Communications Technologies
- Assistive Technology
- Australia