...-entrepreneurs from the crisis. Consequently, this paper aims to scrutinise gender disparities in the initial repercussions of the crisis and throughout the recovery phase. Design/methodology/approach Acknowledging the interconnectedness of micro-entrepreneurs’ professional and private spheres, the study...

...Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen; Shayegheh Ashourizadeh; Kent Wickstrøm Jensen; Thomas Schøtt; Yuan Cheng Purpose Entrepreneurs are networking with others to get advice for their businesses. The networking differs between men and women; notably, men are more often networking for advice in the public...

...Colette Henry; Izzy Warren-Smith; Lynn Martin; Linda Scott; Njoku O. Ama; Kagiso T. Mangadi; Helen A. Ama Purpose – This paper aims to look at Botswana women entrepreneurs involved in informal cross-border trade (ICBT). It addresses the following questions: What is the nature...

... entrepreneurs”. This included retailers, manufacturers, exploration operators, consultants, and professionals. Qualitative data were subject to content analysis. Findings Contrary to a feminine archetype portrayed as caring and nurturing, respondents do not describe themselves as typically portrayed...

... entrepreneurs faced both gender and racial discrimination. Practical implications This paper concludes with some suggestions on future research and government and policy directions to encourage indigenous Australian entrepreneurship as a means of economic development for this population. Originality...

...Chima Mordi; Ruth Simpson; Satwinder Singh; Chinonye Okafor Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the challenges female entrepreneurs face in the development of their business in the context of Nigeria. In so doing, it addresses a gap in the literature on the experiences of female...

...Eugenia Petridou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance the argument for the transformative potential of e‐mentoring support to women entrepreneurs, presenting an e‐mentoring intervention to rural women entrepreneurs in Greece. Design/methodology/approach A six stage e‐mentoring...

... as part of a holistic interdependent system. Design/methodology/approach The paper adopts an integrative multi‐level research design and an interpretive research methodology, capitalizing on in‐depth interviews with ten women entrepreneurs to explore their perceptions and interpretations...

...Rod Farr‐Wharton; Yvonne Brunetto Purpose The purpose of this paper is to use a social capital and learning organisation theoretical framework to clarify two issues: how female entrepreneurs manage interactions with employees and whether they learn about new business opportunities from workplace...

...Eugenia Petridou; Niki Glaveli Purpose The purpose of this paper is to appraise rural women entrepreneurs, running co‐operatives in Greece. The paper seeks to examine the effects of training support on their entrepreneurial skills and attitudes, co‐operatives' viability and growth prospects...

...Rod Farr‐Wharton; Yvonne Brunetto Purpose This paper uses a social capital theoretical framework to examine how the relational dimension of business networks affects the networking activities of female entrepreneurs. In particular, the study examines the role of trust on women's networking...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 --> Women Employment Entrepreneurs United States of America Women employer firms continue to show strength: similar survival rates, fewer job losses from 1997-2001 Keywords: Women, Employment, Entrepreneurs, United States...

...Katerina Sarri; Anna Trihopoulou Purpose The aim of this paper is to investigate the issue of women entrepreneurs in Greece by looking into personal characteristics and motivation of female Greek entrepreneurs in order to assist Greek policy makers in their future attempts to devise programs...

... the Excel program for the preparation of charts. The three major objectives of this survey were to identify: 1. women entrepreneurs' demographic characteristics; 2. the characteristics of women‐owned businesses; and 3. women entrepreneurs' needs. In addition, the use...

... flexibility in their work arrangements. While a small number of studies of women entrepreneurs challenge such assumptions about women entrepreneurs (e.g. Reed, 1999), many others have found the glass ceiling to be a contributing, if not primary factor in women's decisions to start their own businesses...

... of that in the South. This paper examines the preliminary findings from a longitudinal study exploring the socially created barriers to business start‐up that inhibit the growth of women entrepreneurs and how they may be removed. The study employed an action research approach to investigate the experiences of UK women...

... Limited 2001 --> Women Entrepreneurs Career development Stress Ethnic groups Government This collection provides a most useful resource for women in management researchers and practitioners. The articles are grouped in four broad sections: 1. (1) women managers...

... environmental forces which are the most important in the founding of new forms of organizations (Aldrich, 1990), this paper focuses on these forces. Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurs Feminism Theory Women Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe...

...Jean Lee Reports an empirical study, conducted within the context of Singapore, which examines the motives that stimulate women into becoming business owners. Aims to uncover the characteristics of a typical woman entrepreneur in Singapore; the motivational needs of women entrepreneurs...

...Deirdre Grondin; Condé Grondin Compares exporting and non‐exporting female entrepreneurs regarding their information about export markets, their perceptions of the usefulness of export market information and the helpfulness of government export stimulation programmes. Identifies the formats which...