Female Entrepreneurship: How Congolese Refugee Women Drive Economic Growth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | Chapter 11 | Economics and Entrepreneurship: The Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Business and Management Dynamics (ICBMD), Edition 1

The entrepreneurship of refugee women plays a crucial role in promoting economic development and alleviating poverty in both countries of origin and host countries. In South Africa, despite their significant contributions to socioeconomic advancement, these women face numerous challenges, including restricted access to appropriate identity documentation, financial resources, and essential services required to engage in the labor market. This study aims to explore the impact of the entrepreneurial skills of Congolese refugee women on economic development within the KwaZulu-Natal Province. Employing the PRISMA approach, a thorough search strategy was utilized to identify relevant studies published in English that examine the entrepreneurial skills of Congolese refugee women in KwaZulu-Natal. This was achieved through databases such as Scopus and Web of Science, focusing on peer-reviewed articles published between 2014 and 2024, utilizing keywords such as “Congolese refugee women” and "refugee women entrepreneurship," combined using Boolean Operators (AND, OR) for quality assessment, data extraction, and synthesis. The findings indicate that entrepreneurial activities empower refugee women, thereby alleviating poverty and contributing to economic development in their host countries. The economic contributions of Congolese female entrepreneurs in South Africa could be significant, particularly with the implementation of gender-responsive policies and the provision of valid identification documents. Such initiatives would not only enhance their well-being but also support the overall economic growth of the province. It is imperative to develop and implement government policies that are sensitive to gender, and aimed at offering the necessary support to refugee women for the economic development of their host country. Policymakers must establish a framework that promotes equitable access to economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs and migrants in South Africa.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Ka Muzombo Kandolo
Department of Entrepreneurial Studies and Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4000, South Africa.

 

Musawenkosi Ngibe|
Department of Information and Corporate Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, 4000, South Africa.

Please see the book here:-  https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-49238-53-4/CH11

Expectations for the Future Life of Migrants in Beijing, China: A Cross-sectional Study| Chapter 5 | Research Developments in Arts and Social Studies Vol. 3

The purpose of this study is to add to the theorization of migrants' expectations for the future life (EFL) who do not have a household registration (hukou) in Beijing, China. Although the EFL of many rural-urban migrants is well established, the EFL of other migrants, such as educated individuals, and the mechanism by which EFL is formed are far less well understood. We suggest that EFL is a person's prediction or evaluation of future living circumstances based on his or her current impression of human well-being or utility of life, with the major issue being whether he or she intends to live in the city in the future. Using data from in-depth interviews with 30 Beijing in-migrants, three types of EFL for migrants are defined based on the social production functions (SPF) hypothesis. The EFL of migrants is determined by comparing their present real utility of life with the "normative utility" in the relevant life course stage, which is the life utility that society expects individuals to have in their unique life course stage. Finally, by applying further 9 copies of interviewee transcripts, it is confirmed that the theoretical saturation has been attained.

Author(s) Details:

L. Hu,
School of Management and Engineering, Capital University of Economics and Business, China.

S. N. Liu,
School of Management and Engineering, Capital University of Economics and Business, China.

Z. Q. Yan,
School of Management and Engineering, Capital University of Economics and Business, China.

Y. S. Liu,
School of Management and Engineering, Capital University of Economics and Business, China.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/RDASS-V3/article/view/6749