Women and entrepreneurship female durability, persistence and intuition at work /
Women and Entrepreneurship comes from two authors with especially rich experience in this field of research. Beatrice Avolio and Mirjana Radovic-Markovic profile women entrepreneurs and consider their motivations, together with the obstacles and challenges that they face and often overcome. A focus...
| Основен автор: | Avolio Alecchi, Beatrice E. |
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| Други автори: | Markovic, Mirjana Radovic. |
| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham, Surrey :
Gower Publishing Limited,
[2013]
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=531821 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Women and entrepreneurship. |
Съдържание:
- Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; About the Authors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Part I Female Entrepreneurship; 1 Female Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Background; Introduction; What is an Entrepreneur?; Why Study Women Entrepreneurs?; Women Entrepreneurial Activity; Women Entrepreneurs in the World; Women Entrepreneurs in Latin America; Summary; Conclusions; 2 Female Entrepreneurship: Why do Women Become Entrepreneurs?; Theoretical Background; Circumstances and Motives to Become an Entrepreneur; Why do Women Become Entrepreneurs?; Factors in Becoming Entrepreneurs.
- Economic CircumstancesWork Circumstances; Family Circumstances; Personal Circumstances; Motives; 3 Typology of Female Entrepreneurs; Emerging Conceptual Framework: Why do Women Become Entrepreneurs?; The Life Cycle of Women Entrepreneurs; Typology of Women Entrepreneurs; Conclusions; Recommendations; 4 Female Entrepreneurship: Obstacles Faced by Women Entrepreneurs; Theoretical Background; Obstacles Faced by Women Entrepreneurs; Family Responsibilities; Financing; Lack of Education in Business Management; Lack of Self-confidence; The Husband/Partner; Conclusions; 5 Mumpreneurs; Introduction.
- What is a Mumpreneur?A New Model for Doing Business; New Market Expansion Possibilities for Small Home Businesses; Conclusions; 6 Women and Inequality Problems; Introduction; Women's Right to Employment; Informality and Gender Aspects; Age Discrimination in Employment and Gender; European Gender Equality Policies; Conclusions; 7 Women in Managerial Jobs; Introduction; The Management Position of Women through History; Women versus Men Managers; Barriers to Female Progress; Creating a Supportive Business Environment for Women; Conclusions; Part II Special Topics on Entrepreneurship.
- 8 Rural EntrepreneurshipIntroduction; Rural Entrepreneurship, Concept and Definition; Development of Rural Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries; The Case of African Women Farmers; Conclusions; 9 Virtual Entrepreneurship; Definition of Virtual Organizations; Characteristics of Virtual Organizations; Virtual Culture as a Basis for Effective Communication in Virtual Organizations; Communication in Virtual Organizations; Conclusions; 10 Project-based Firms; Introduction; Definition of Project Management; Project-based Organizations.
- Impact of Project Management on Effective Business PerformanceConclusions; 11 Home-based Firms; Introduction; Home Business Opportunities; Turning a Hobby into a Home-based Business
- The Case of Genealogy; Rules for Running a Home Business; Key Decisions to Initiate a Home Business; Determination of Success or Failure of a Home Business; Conclusions; Index.