Rethinking methods and ethics of small business research in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorOwoseni, Adebowale
dc.contributor.authorTolani, Adedamola
dc.contributor.authorMahmood, Zaheed
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-20T15:11:56Z
dc.date.available2021-07-20T15:11:56Z
dc.date.issued2021-07-02
dc.description.abstractThis study presents practical guides on how to traverse the suspicion and resentments researchers deal with when conducting research on small businesses in Africa. This draws from ongoing research in Nigeria that is interacting with about 200 small businesses to make sense of small business digital transformation during COVID-19, and in low-income country settings. Findings suggest that traditional research methods and ethics are no longer suited for contemporary research. Researchers should communicate simplicity and evidence value in a way that is clearly understood by small business owners/managers. Small business research is pivotal to solving perennial low-income country problems such as unemployment, insecurity, poverty, and hunger. Rethinking methods and ethics of small business research could enhance the validity, reliability, and impacts of contemporary research.en
dc.funderNo external funderen
dc.identifier.citationOwoseni, A., Tolani, A., and Mahmood, Z. (2021). Rethinking methods and ethics of small business research in Africas. Development Studies Association (DSA) Conference 2021 on Unsettling Development (online), University of East Anglia, 24 June -02 July 2021.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://dora.dmu.ac.uk/handle/2086/21129
dc.publisherDevelopment Studies Association (DSA)en
dc.researchinstituteCentre for Computing and Social Responsibility (CCSR)en
dc.subjectSmall business researchen
dc.subjectResearch methodsen
dc.subjectResearch Ethicsen
dc.titleRethinking methods and ethics of small business research in Africaen
dc.typeConferenceen

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