...Thilde Langevang; Michael W. Hansen; Lettice Kinunda Rutashobya Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine how female entrepreneurs navigate complex and challenging institutional environments. It draws on institutional theory and the concept of response strategies to institutional pressures...

... growth, then a better understanding of those factors that might promote or inhibit women’s entrepreneurship will be beneficial. Specifically, we use institutional theory as an appropriate framework within which to investigate and analyse the unique influence of socio–cultural factors on women’s decisions...