"Young Entrepreneurs and the Digital Space: Case Studies from the UAE" by Constance Van Horne, Vincent Dutot et al.
 

Young Entrepreneurs and the Digital Space: Case Studies from the UAE

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

International Journal of Business and Management Studies

Publication Date

12-31-2016

Abstract

Entrepreneurship in an important part of economic landscape and digital changed the way creation can be done. This exploratory study wishes to fill the gap in the literature about entrepreneurship and digital and presents a conceptual model of digital entrepreneurship intention. Based on 5 semi-structured interviews of Emirati digital entrepreneurs, results show that the digital landscape is used extensively by these entrepreneurs in many of their business processes, however none were devoted to full time entrepreneurship or operated with a business license which impedes expansion and sustainability.

Volume

5

Issue

2

First Page

293

Last Page

300

Disciplines

Business | Social and Behavioral Sciences

Keywords

Digital entrepreneurship, United Arab Emirates, Young entrepreneurs, Social media

Indexed in Scopus

no

Open Access

no

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