scholarly journals Economic Empowerment of Malaysian Women through Entrepreneurship: Barriers and Enablers

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanusia Arumugam ◽  
G. Marthandan ◽  
Indra Devi Subramaniam
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Method ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Delphi Technique ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Economic Empowerment ◽  
Women's Development ◽  
Barriers And Enablers ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
Development Department

<p>The main aim of this study is to identify the barriers and enablers to Malaysian women’s entrepreneurship. A mixed method was used in this study. A qualitative approach using Delphi technique was used to obtain consensus on the barriers and enablers. This was incorporated into a questionnaire which was used in the survey of women entrepreneurs to obtain quantitative data on the barriers and enablers to women’s entrepreneurship. The respondents were 130 participants of a seminar for women entrepreneurs conducted by the Women’s Development Department of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community. The study found that the three top barriers were the lack of KSAOs followed by restrictive legalities, regulations and procedures and lack of business support and network. Personality and self-efficacy emerged as the most important enabler followed by support for businesses from government and women focused initiatives from government and NGOs.<strong></strong></p>

scholarly journals PROCESS OF INTER ORGANIZATIONAL KNOWLEDGE SHARING AND WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 65-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristina Keiko Yamaguchi ◽  
Priscila Machado Zanela ◽  
Karoline Brasil de Oliveira Ezequiel ◽  
Meline Vitali Duminelli ◽  
Gisele Silveira Coelho Lopes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Employee Development ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
State Council ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Tacit Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship

The present study aims to identify how the process of interorganizational knowledge sharing contributes to women’s entrepreneurship in the south of Santa Catarina State. A descriptive and exploratory methodological procedure with qualitative approach was carried, through a field research carried out with the associated women entrepreneurs of the State Council of Woman Entrepreneurs (CEME). The interorganizational knowledge sharing happens during meetings and events held by the CEME and in the Centers, as well as during interactions and informal dialogues among the participants, when tacit knowledge sharing occurs. Knowledge sharing causes organizational learning and contributes to the entrepreneurship of women participating on these events as following: (1) increase in knowledge; (2) creation of unity and connections; (3) information exchange; (4) motivation; (5) personal improvement; (6) employee development; (7) promotion of necessary changes and (8) networking.

The Recognition of Business Opportunity in Female Entrepreneurship: State of Play in a Tunisian Context

2021 ◽  
pp. 239395752110106
Author(s):  
Bechir Mokline
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Research Model ◽  
Female Entrepreneurship ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship

The objective of this research is to formulate an analytical framework to identify the determinants of business opportunities in the field of female entrepreneurship based on a triple perspective: subjectivist, objectivist and constructive. More specifically, we will try to develop a research model that identifies the factors influencing the process of recognising business opportunities in women’s entrepreneurship in the Tunisian context. This work is exploratory, and we have adopted a qualitative approach through semi-directive interviews addressed to 12 Tunisian women entrepreneurs.

Women’s entrepreneurship and internationalization: patterns and trends

2018 ◽  
Vol 38 (9/10) ◽  
pp. 780-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Ratten ◽  
Kayhan Tajeddini
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Systematic Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
New Research

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on women’s entrepreneurship and internationalization in order to build an understanding about future trends. There is increasing interest in the role of women in entrepreneurship yet little research has been conducted about the link to internationalization patterns. Design/methodology/approach The literature is reviewed based on a systematic analysis of the words women, female, gender and internationalization. Findings Three main schools of thought around women’s entrepreneurship and internationalization (philosophy, management and motivations) are then discussed. The analysis of literature and classification into main theories enables the building of new research around women’s entrepreneurship and internationalization. Originality/value There is a pipeline of women intending to become entrepreneurs so this paper helps to understand how women entrepreneurs influence internationalization patterns and how to help support women in their business endeavors.

Richness in diversity: Towards more contemporary research conceptualisations of women’s entrepreneurship

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 609-618
Author(s):  
Colette Henry ◽  
Susan Coleman ◽  
Lene Foss ◽  
Barbara J Orser ◽  
Candida G Brush
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Theoretical Development ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Contemporary Research ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Novel Approaches ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
Key Dimensions

Analyses of the diversity of women entrepreneurs and their enterprises, using novel approaches and theoretical viewpoints, is lacking in contemporary scholarship. Accordingly, this article reviews and critiques five articles that constitute this Special Issue (SI) focused on exploring the diversity of women’s entrepreneurship. The authors acknowledge that entrepreneurship is a rich and multi-coloured tapestry, hence, these SI articles highlight the complexities of women entrepreneurs and celebrate their diversity through signposting towards research conceptualisations that reflect the actual rather than the assumed status quo. The article contributes to extant scholarship by platforming the heterogeneity of women’s entrepreneurial endeavours, supporting the view that in terms of supporting women’s entrepreneurship, ‘one size (still) does not fit all’. We also propose a framework to help future scholars strengthen the quality and relevance of their research on women entrepreneurs along four key dimensions: influence of context; theoretical development; multiplicity of dimensions; and heterogeneity.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF THE CRISIS CAUSED BY COVID-19 ON WOMEN'S ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN TOURISM IN SERBIA

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nebojša Pavlović ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
The Future ◽  
Analysis And Synthesis ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

The aim of this paper is to consider the impact of the crisis caused by Covid-19 on tourism and on women's entrepreneurship in tourism in Serbia. The paper will use the methods of analysis and synthesis, induction and deduction, abstraction, specification and generalization, observation, testing, content analysis, and case study. Based on the available data, it can be concluded that the crisis caused by Covid-19 on the one hand led to (1) the closure of a large number of entrepreneurial companies in the field of tourism, as a result of which a large number of women entrepreneurs lost their jobs; (2) the increased importance of domestic tourism due to the increase in the participation of domestic tourists in total tourist trends. In the future, more attention should be paid to the possibility of training women entrepreneurs in the field of tourism.

scholarly journals Neo-liberalism translated into preconditions for women entrepreneurs – two contrasting cases

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malin Tillmar ◽  
Helene Ahl ◽  
Karin Berglund ◽  
Katarina Pettersson
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Institutional Context ◽  
Welfare States ◽  
Institutional Changes ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reform Agenda ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Contrasting two countries with different gender regimes and welfare states, Sweden and Tanzania, this paper aims to analyse how the institutional context affects the ways in which a neo-liberal reform agenda is translated into institutional changes and propose how such changes impact the preconditions for women’s entrepreneurship. Design/methodology/approach This study uses document analysis and previous studies to describe and analyse the institutions and the institutional changes. This paper uses Scandinavian institutional theory as the interpretative framework. Findings This study proposes that: in well-developed welfare states with a high level of gender equality, consequences of neo-liberal agenda for the preconditions for women entrepreneurs are more likely to be negative than positive. In less developed states with a low level of gender equality, the gendered consequences of neo-liberal reforms may be mixed and the preconditions for women’s entrepreneurship more positive than negative. How neo-liberalism impacts preconditions for women entrepreneurs depend on the institutional framework in terms of a trustworthy women-friendly state and level of gender equality. Research limitations/implications The study calls for bringing the effects on the gender of the neo-liberal primacy of market solutions out of the black box. Studying how women entrepreneurs perceive these effects necessitates qualitative ethnographic data. Originality/value This paper demonstrates why any discussion of the impact of political or economic reforms on women’s entrepreneurship must take a country’s specific institutional context into account. Further, previous studies on neo-liberalism have rarely taken an interest in Africa.

scholarly journals Environment and Women Entrepreneurs in Albania

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 199
Author(s):  
Azra Zmijanej
Keyword(s):  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Contemporary Literature ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Growth Promoting ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
And Gender

Albania has become a much attractive environment for the development of women's entrepreneurship. If women are provided with the necessary resources, skills and opportunities to create strong businesses, and if they are willing to pursue the growth potential of these companies due to a more favorable environment, will benefit from economic growth. Promoting women entrepreneurs will create employment, empowerment and gender equality. But in fact the woman in the enterprise faces many challenges caused by various factors. In this study sought to analyze women entrepreneurs and their work environment in Albania and the challenges they face. It will identify policies for the development of enterprises managed by women in Albania. The data for this study were provided by various sources of literature. Secondary data are the result of the review of a wide and contemporary literature about women entrepreneurs, the environment and challenges. Primary data collection were carried out a series of in-depth personal interviews with some powerful women entrepreneurs in Albania. The results of this study show that woman has won respect in society and plays an important role in governance, political and private sector. It is clearly evidenced that women are becoming increasingly involved in social and economic life of the country and that an enabling environment for women's entrepreneurship, consolidates and supports their role.

KIRGIZİSTAN’DA GENÇ KADIN GİRİŞİMCİLİĞİNİN MEVCUT DURUMU

2020 ◽  
pp. 59-63
Author(s):  
А.У. Аскарбекова
Keyword(s):  
New Deal ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
General Situation ◽  
Pull Factors ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Women Entrepreneurship ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship

Özet. Kadın girişimciliği giderek hızlı gelişmektedir ve bu konuya ilgiyi arttırmaktadır. Kadın girişimciliği ekonomik büyümeyi sağlamada ve istihdam olanaklarını arttırmada önemli rol oynamaktadır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Kırgızistan’daki genç kadın girişimciliğin genel durumu, Kırgız kadınları girişimciliğe motive eden faktörler, karşılaştığı sorunlar ve çözüm önerilerini ortaya koymaktır. Genç kadın girişimcilerin temel sorunları kaynak bulmada ortaya çıktığı ve son zamanlarda iticiden daha çok çekici faktörlerden güdülenerek yeni işe başladıkları sonucuna gidilmiştir. Аннотация. Аялдар ишкердүүлүгү тездик менен өнүгүп жатат жана бул маселеге болгон кызыгууну арттырууда. Аялдардын ишкердүүлүгү экономикалык өсүүнү камсыз кылуу жана жумушка орношуу мүмкүнчүлүктөрүн жогорулатууда маанилүү ролду ойнойт. Бул изилдөөнүн максаты - Кыргызстандагы жаш аял ишкердүүлүгүнүн жалпы абалын, кыргыз аялдарын ишкердүүлүккө түрткөн факторлорду, көйгөйлөрдү жана аларды чечүү жолдорун табуу болуп саналат. Жаш аял ишкерлердин негизги көйгөйлөрү ресурстарды издеп табууга байланыштуу жана акыркы кездерде жагымсыз терс факторлорго караганда жагымдуу факторлордон мотивациялануу менен жаңы бизнес баштап жатышкандыгы аныкталды. Abstract. Women entrepreneurship is growing rapidly and this causes lots of interest. Women’s entrepreneurship plays an important role in promoting economiс growth and increasing employment opportunities. The purpose of this study is to reveal the general situation of young women entrepreneurship in Kyrgyzstan, the factors motivating Kyrgyz women to entrepreneurship, the problems they are facing, and the suggestions for solutions. The main. problems of young women entrepreneurs are finding the resourses and in recent times pull factors motivate much more to start new deal than push factors.

Policy Approaches to Promote Women Entrepreneurship in India

2021 ◽  
pp. 147-165
Author(s):  
Nishi Tyagi ◽  
Rinkal Sharma ◽  
Pallavi Jain
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
The Status ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
Successful Women ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

Women are traditionally regarded as homemakers and are restricted to household affairs and family customs. At the same time, the Indian society is a male-dominated one in the sociological setup, and the women are considered weak and dependent. The major problems of women's entrepreneurship development in India are poor degree of financial freedom for rural women, lack of direct ownership of the property, low risk bearing ability, and lack of contact with successful women entrepreneurs. Through their diligent work, determination, integrity, and dedication, these ambitious women are making a reputation for themselves and gained wealth. The primary objective of this chapter is to discuss the status and problems along with the solutions of women entrepreneurs in India. It also includes the significance of women's entrepreneurship and analyzes the policies of the Indian government for women in urban and rural areas. It will initiate a dialogue with policymakers on how to foster enhanced innovation in women-owned enterprises in India.

Challenging gender norms and practices through women’s entrepreneurship

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 338-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Emilia Bianco ◽  
Margaret Lombe ◽  
Mara Bolis
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Women Entrepreneurs ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Gender Ideologies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽  
Gender Scripts ◽  
Women's Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Interactionism

Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the potential of women’s entrepreneurship to bring about greater gender equality. Understanding women’s entrepreneurship as a gendered process (Bird and Brush, 2002), the study presents the challenges encountered by women entrepreneurs as a result of gender ideologies. It documents structural barriers, discriminatory interactions and oppressive gender scripts and their effects on the women and their businesses. Acknowledging women’s possibilities for agency and resistance, the study analyzes how women entrepreneurs conform, contest or negotiate gender scripts and constraints, and looks at the consequences of these actions. Design/methodology/approach Drawing from elements of social interactionism and the doing and undoing gender theories, the authors use a feminist theoretic framework to guide analysis of qualitative data from two focus groups conducted with 19 women entrepreneurs in Colombia. Findings Gender ideologies were manifested in the forms of interrelated structural barriers that restricted women entrepreneurs’ access to resources. Social interactions represented spaces in which gender ideologies were reinforced, but also spaces women used to produce changes through resistance and accommodation strategies. Entrepreneurship was associated with positive changes toward greater gender equality, although negative consequences were reported. Research limitations/implications Due to the limited sample, more studies across countries may be needed for the consolidation of a generalizable theoretical framework. Originality/value This study presents a feminist theoretic framework in dialogue with the lived experiences of women entrepreneurs. It observes the processes of change toward gender equality embedded in business development.

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