Challenges and Opportunities of Women Participating in the Informal Sector in Malaysia: A Case on Women Street Vendors in Penang
محل انتشار: دوازدهمین کنفرانس بینالمللی آکادمی مدیریت آسیا
سال انتشار: 1396
نوع سند: مقاله کنفرانسی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 362
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AAMC12_009
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 22 دی 1396
چکیده مقاله:
This paper will discuss the challenges and opportunities of women participating in the informal sector in Penang,Malaysia. This study gave special importance to women street vendors located in Central District of Seberang Perai, Penang. The study employed the case study research design which is entirely a qualitative approach. The data were collected from purposively selected interviews specifically using convenience sampling techniques. The data were obtained through semi-structured interview, audio recordings and transcripts from focus group sessions. Thematic qualitative analysis technique has been employed to analyze the data. The study found that the major challenges of women street vendors are financial difficulties, social security protection, damage of goods, violating the usage of public spaces and others. Despite of all these challenges these women street vendors are very positive about their business
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Lalitha Ramasamy
School of Business and Administration, Wawasan Open University, Penang Malaysia