scholarly journals Entrepreneurship as a career option for woman: An overview of research

1987 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronel Erwee
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Developmental History ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Work History ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Career Option ◽  
History Of ◽  
Different Cultures ◽  
And Training

Entrepreneurship is seen as a non-traditional career option for women and most of the available research on this career focus on the male entrepreneur. A life-cycle model of career development is used as basis to systematize the review of the few studies of female entrepreneurs. Research on factors influencing the developmental history of women entrepreneurs, namely their education and training, personality traits, childhood family environment, work history, adult developmental history and adult family history, are grouped together for discussion. Factors affecting the women entrepreneurs' current situation are discussed separately. Research on female entrepreneurs in two different cultures are contrasted and areas for research on women entrepreneurs in South Africa are discussed.

scholarly journals The Way to Entrepreneurship: Education and Work Experience for Female Entrepreneurs, Jiaocheng County, Shanxi Province

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Minglu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Work Experience ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
North China ◽  
Shanxi Province ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Work History ◽  
Republic Of China ◽  
The North ◽  
History Of

This paper examines the education background and work history of a newly emerged group of entrepreneurs in the People’s Republic of China (PRC)—women. Based on interviews with 62 women entrepreneurs in the north China county of Jiaocheng, Shanxi Province, conducted between October 2003 and May 2004, it compares and analyzes the situation of women enterprise owners, wives of male enterprise owners and those who take leadership positions in the enterprises as workshop leaders, share holders, managers and defacto managers. The results suggest that higher education is not an important element in the making of these women entrepreneurs, but literacy still matters for those who are seeking higher positions in private enterprises or setting up their own business. The interviewees’ work experience corresponds to their education background, as most of them used to be engaged in jobs requiring less education. This paper also reveals the situation of one specific group formed by widowed women taking over their husbands’ enterprises after their death. It suggests that these women had experienced considerable hardship in running the business.

scholarly journals Women’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Nepal: A Study Based on Kathmandu Valley

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 5-17
Author(s):  
Upasna Acharya ◽  
Chittaranjan Pandey
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Policy Framework ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Venture Capitalists ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Business Environments

Entrepreneurship, traditionally seen as a male preserve, has witnessed increasing participation from females in recent years. Across the world, the number of enterprises being run by women is growing exponentially. Nepal is not an exception to this emerging trend. However, there are embedded structural and socio-cultural constraints which pose a challenge to the growth of women entrepreneurs and the stability of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Nepal. Through qualitative research, this article attempts to study the phenomenon of the entrepreneurship of women and explore the status-quo and the policy framework for female entrepreneurs in Nepal. This article explores the current entrepreneurial environment for Nepalese women, as well as the issues and challenges associated with it. This study was conducted within the Kathmandu valley and samples of the study were drawn from various stakeholders comprising of financial institutions, government agencies, I/NGOs, venture capitalists and women entrepreneurs. The data required for the study was obtained via in-depth personal interviews, key informants’ interviews and literature reviews from a variety of well-researched journals and articles. The six-factor model, inclusive of social, economic, competitive, facilitating, locational and political aspects identified by Bulsara, Chandwani and Gandhi (2014), has been assessed to understand the inherent challenges. Additionally, a political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal (PESTEL) framework has been used to analyse insights from current women in the Nepalese entrepreneurial ecosystem. This study revealed that the process of lengthy documentation, bureaucratic hassles, political uncertainty, unconducive business environments, corruption, strikes, and unionization are the concurrent factors affecting the entrepreneurial environment in Nepal. On the policy side, though an amendment has been made in the Nepal Enterprise Act to support the entrepreneurship of women, the effectiveness of the policy support is still questioned.

scholarly journals The analysis of the quality of life in laryngectomized patients

2004 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Stankovic ◽  
Vojko Djukic ◽  
Ljiljana Janosevic ◽  
Nenad Arsovic
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Total Laryngectomy ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Malignant Disease ◽  
Surgical Intervention ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Professional Business ◽  
History Of

Total laryngectomy, as extremely mutilating surgical intervention, results in drastic changes of the style and quality of life. The trauma of laryngectomy is huge, both to patients and their environment. The most pronounced changes of the quality of life of laryngectomized patients are seen at marital, familial, professional, business and communication aspects. Malignant disease and total laryngectomy significantly reduce working capacity, producing, besides professional, the economical difficulties. Psychological implications associated with total laryngectomy are the most severe, comprehensive ones and require multidisciplinary approach. The study analyzes the frequency and distribution of factors affecting the quality of life of laryngectomized patients (sex, age, psychic status, probable history of chronic diseases, impairment of hearing and social-family environment of patients). Significant improvement of the quality of life of laryngectomized patients is achieved by systemic, planned and multidisciplinary rehabilitation of patients as well as their immediate environment. The need for the association of laryngectomized patients is stressed.

Are Motivations behind Women Entrepreneurship is Identical in Metros and Smaller Cities of Developing Countries? A Study on Dhaka and Khulna City of Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarun Kanti Bose ◽  
Sultana Nasira
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Entry And Exit ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Personal Traits ◽  
Environment Education ◽  
Set Up ◽  
And Training

This study focuses on the factors that motivate the female entrepreneurs in metros and small cities of a developing country. Explorative and quantitative study was carried out to detect the exact scenario in the metro city of Dhaka and relatively smaller yet important city of Khulna. Women entrepreneurs of Dhaka city showed higher degree of motivations behind their entrepreneurial venturing in the motivating factors of personal traits, macro environment, education and training, financing, business infrastructure and inputs, investment security and safeguards, scope for internationalization, economic freedom, legislation, family, and innovation and creativity whereas women entrepreneurs of Khulna city tend to show higher importance on social setup, job and profession, easiness of entry and exit, network and management skills. The t-test result shows that there is no difference between women entrepreneurs of Dhaka and Khulna on business infrastructure and inputs, investment security and safeguards, legislation, easiness of entry and exit, and network, whereas, there is a difference between women entrepreneurs of Dhaka and Khulna on social set-up, personal traits, macro environment, education and training, financing, scope for internationalization, economic freedom, job and profession, family, and innovation & creativity.

scholarly journals Problems faced by women entrepreneurs in Kohat city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hafiz Ullha ◽  
Zulqarnain Muhammad Ahmad ◽  
Sheikh Raheel Manzoor ◽  
Murad Hussain ◽  
Muhammad Azam Farooq
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ◽  
Governmental Agencies ◽  
Pie Chart ◽  
And Training ◽  
Simple Average

The object of this study is to find out different problems faced by women entrepreneurs in Kohat city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa-Pakistan. 30 questionnaires were distributed among respondents through simple random sampling method to collect information about female entrepreneurs working in different fields. Results are presented in pie chart form and interpreted through simple average method. Like most of the developing countries, women entrepreneurs in Pakistan and Kohat in particularly face gender base discrimination and suffer from the shortage and little access to resources. Lack of product market information, education and training, assistant from governmental agencies etc. having no encouragement from male family members, and improper networking mechanisms are further problems faced by women entrepreneurs.   Key Words: Women, entrepreneur, female entrepreneurship, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, business problems.

Promoting Women’s Entrepreneurship in Lebanon: Enhancing Empowerment or Vulnerability?

1970 ◽  
pp. 39-47
Author(s):  
Nabil Abdo
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Group Formation ◽  
Business Groups ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Sustainable Livelihood ◽  
Business Skills ◽  
Palestinian Women ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
And Training

The International Labour Organization in Beirut has been running a project in the Palestinian Camps of Nahr El Bared and Ein El Helweh entitled “Palestinian Women Economic Empowerment Initiative”. The project started in 2011 and targets lowincome Palestinian women entrepreneurs through a threefold strategy: giving out loans and grants to women business groups in order to expand their businesses; training women entrepreneurs to enhance their business skills; and building the capacity of support organizations in order to improve business development services for women entrepreneurs and training them to be formally certified to deliver business group formation training. The project builds on the potential of business groups in assuring the protection of Palestinian women entrepreneurs from risks through resilience, pooling of resources, and collective voice. The objectives are to assure a sustainable livelihood for Palestinian women entrepreneurs through supporting them in expanding their businesses beyond survivalist low-income activities

"HISTORY OF THE PROPHETS AND JUDGES" -AN EXAMPLE OF SPIRITUALITY AND ART

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 192-197
Author(s):  
Sevinch Eshonkulova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Work History ◽  
History Of ◽  
Universal Values ◽  
Good And Evil

This article is dedicated to Alisher Navoi's "History of the Prophet and the Ruler", which depicts the faith, patience and high qualities of the prophets in art. The article analyzes and interprets universal values, issues of faith, issues of good and evil, as well as the narration of the history of the prophets -the continents of the byte, rubai andfour verses at the end of these stories. The work "History of the Prophet and the Ruler" shows that the flower of literature is a masterpiece of spirituality and art

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