Women Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries: With Focus on GCC and Kuwait

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-109
Author(s):  
Shqipe Gërguri-Rashiti ◽  
Sareh Rotabi
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship

Socio-cultural environments and emerging economy entrepreneurship

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grisna Anggadwita ◽  
Bachruddin Saleh Luturlean ◽  
Veland Ramadani ◽  
Vanessa Ratten
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activity ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Integrated Analysis ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Women entrepreneurship has been growing and contributing significantly to economic activities, and it may also reduce unemployment, especially in developing countries. Many women entrepreneurs have begun to experience problems, including within their socio-cultural environment, in the beginning of or when they run their businesses. Among those developing countries, Indonesia has been recognized as having diverse ethnic groups, traditions, religions and languages. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how the socio-cultural environment affects women entrepreneurs in Indonesia. Design/methodology/approach This study aims at exploring the impact of the socio-cultural environment on entrepreneurial behavior, including the involvement of women in entrepreneurial activities in Indonesia as a multicultural country. A theoretical framework is empirically tested to identify the impact of the socio-culture environment on behavior and on women entrepreneurial activity through an integrated analysis. Findings A quantitative method with a causal descriptive approach is used in this study. The data are analyzed by using a descriptive statistics with the structural equation modeling technique. This study is intended to focus on women entrepreneurs in micro, small and medium enterprises in Bandung, Indonesia. A total of 210 women entrepreneurs have participated in this study. Practical implications include useful information for women entrepreneurs to overcome the impact of the socio-cultural environment in their entrepreneurial activities, and suggest insights for future research. Originality/value The development of women entrepreneurship in emerging economies may continuously face challenges, particularly in countries with multicultural attributes.

The evolution of female entrepreneurship in the Gulf Cooperation Council, the case of Bahrain

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 390-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurice Alexandre ◽  
Radwan Kharabsheh
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Service Sector ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Gulf Cooperation Council ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Perspectives

Purpose Bahrain is a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). It is the third smallest country in Asia. Like its neighbours’, Bahrain’s economy is developing fast and the place of women in the work landscape is evolving. But few papers discuss the situation of women entrepreneurs in this country. The purpose of this paper is to study the evolution of women entrepreneurship in Bahrain, a country in the midst of high transition. The research question is: How do Bahraini women cope with the evolution of their environment? And how far are they keen to develop their own businesses? Design/methodology/approach After a literature review, a qualitative research was conducted among 12 women entrepreneurs of 19 to 51 years of age. Findings The results show a new kind of female entrepreneurship in the Arab region based on the support of the sociocultural environment, which is in contradiction with the literature. Also, it seems that Bahrain women are more in pull, not push situation to entrepreneurship. However, they need a role model to achieve their goals, which is new to the literature about women entrepreneurship in general and that in the developing countries in particular. As regards the obstacles, some Bahraini women seem to suffer from a lack of experience and knowledge in setting a business online. However, the results show that the companies of these women are mostly small and evolving in the service sector, with a trend in online businesses. Research limitations/implications This study is limited by the number of persons interviewed, which does not allow the generalization of the results. Also, generalization to the whole region is not possible because each country of the GCC has its own rules and practices towards women. Also, this study has not investigated the attitude towards the risk and the balance between family and profession. Originality/value This paper is one of the few research studies on female entrepreneurship in Bahrain. The findings are in contradiction with the literature on women entrepreneurship in developing countries and more specifically in the GCC. This study offers many research perspectives and could help governmental and non-governmental institutions to empower and support women in their actions.

scholarly journals The Emerging trend Women entrepreneurship in Pakistan

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 217-230
Author(s):  
Samina Yaqoob
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Personal Experience ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Financial Constraints ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Wealth Creation ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Activities ◽  
Economic Constraints

Though the field of entrepreneurship is continuously growing and mature but still there is a need to explore the role of women entrepreneurship in developing countries. This study highlight, how women execute her entrepreneurial venture while facing different challenges such as cultural, social, and economic constraints etc.?  Moreover, how she can play her best role for the welfare of society in developing countries. Our results showed that female entrepreneurial activities herald the optimization of their social and economic wellbeing, moreover it benefits to society through, wealth creation, poverty reduction etc. In this study Gioia methodology was undertaken to explore the women entrepreneur growth route in Pakistan. By the analysis of women personal experience author identified different social, cultural, financial constraints during the growth phase. The new emerging model provide the useful basis for future research imperatives.

The Emergence of Women Entrepreneurs and Communities of Practice within the Global Context

2017 ◽  
pp. 2063-2092
Author(s):  
Florica Tomos ◽  
Andre Clark ◽  
Saraswathy Thurariaj ◽  
Oana Cristina Balan ◽  
David Turner
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Global Context

This chapter aims to explore the emergence of women entrepreneurs across the Globe. Moreover, the authors analyse the existent research and knowledge about Communities of Practice (CoPs) and information communication technologies (ICTs) and raise awareness of their role in supporting women entrepreneurs. The authors attempted systematic and unsystematic literature review to investigate the emergence of women entrepreneurs across the Globe and the role of Communities of Practice. There was an unprecedented increase in women entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the barriers faced by women entrepreneurs in the developed and the developing countries are slightly different. CoPs and networking play an important role for women's learning. The chapter widens the knowledge regarding Communities of Practice and their role in helping women entrepreneurs and is an original contribution to the research field of women entrepreneurship.

The Emergence of Women Entrepreneurs and Communities of Practice within the Global Context

2016 ◽  
pp. 85-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florica Tomos ◽  
Andre Clark ◽  
Saraswathy Thurariaj ◽  
Oana Cristina Balan ◽  
David Turner
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Information Communication Technologies ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Global Context

This chapter aims to explore the emergence of women entrepreneurs across the Globe. Moreover, the authors analyse the existent research and knowledge about Communities of Practice (CoPs) and information communication technologies (ICTs) and raise awareness of their role in supporting women entrepreneurs. The authors attempted systematic and unsystematic literature review to investigate the emergence of women entrepreneurs across the Globe and the role of Communities of Practice. There was an unprecedented increase in women entrepreneurship. Furthermore, the barriers faced by women entrepreneurs in the developed and the developing countries are slightly different. CoPs and networking play an important role for women's learning. The chapter widens the knowledge regarding Communities of Practice and their role in helping women entrepreneurs and is an original contribution to the research field of women entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Explaining Survival and Growth of Women Entrepreneurship: Organizational Ecology Perspective

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-302
Author(s):  
Sulaman Hafeez Siddiqui ◽  
Rabia Rasheed ◽  
Muhammad Shahid Nawaz ◽  
Muhammad Suhail Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Rural Economy ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Organizational Form ◽  
Organizational Ecology ◽  
Business Environment ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
New Organizational Forms ◽  
Survival And Growth

Sociological perspectives about organizational founding, survival and growth under organizational ecology theory offer research avenues to look into their implications for new organizational forms. Women entrepreneurship or female run businesses in developing countries risk the liability of newness due to lack of their presence in commercial business activities. Though the presence and role of women in rural economy of these developing countries is more than significant yet the urban sector still lacks the luster of new social values to accept and value this new organizational form. There is need to explore into sociological processes involved in the growth of women entrepreneurship. The present study, using qualitative exploratory research design, elaborates the key sociological processes postulated by ecology theory by which female run businesses make their way to create inclusive markets and shared growth in a socially constrained business environment. The organizational ecology framework is postulated to study the women entrepreneurship process i.e. birth, survival, and growth of female run businesses through change in the social value structure of the society. This perspective treats women entrepreneurship as a distinct organizational form and depicts it as a social process involving the population of organizations than the individual process targeting the women entrepreneurs themselves. The propositions resulting from the postulated linkages can be tested using quantitative methods. The theoretical framework developed here nonetheless offers fresh insights into the women entrepreneurship, its process and outcomes.

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