International handbook of women and small business entrepreneurship
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International handbook of women and small business entrepreneurship
E. Elgar, c2005
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The number of women entering small business ownership has increased significantly across the world in recent years. These women make a crucial contribution to the economic growth and development of local, national and global economies. Yet, despite their increasing numbers, they have received comparatively little attention from the academic community.This comprehensive and coherent book redresses the balance and provides an up-to-date, theoretical review of this important area of study. A distinguished group of international contributors presents the latest work from the USA, the UK, Australia, Canada, India and Singapore, which explores practical initiatives and strategies related to the experiences of women entering small business entrepreneurship.
Providing a unique balance between theory and practice, this book will be welcomed by scholars and students of women in management and entrepreneurship as well as policymakers and small business service providers.
Table of Contents
Contents:
Preface
PART I: WOMEN INTO ENTERPRISE - PERSONALITY AND BEHAVIOUR CHARACTERISTICS
1. Why Women Enter into Small Business Ownership
Muriel Orhan
2. Characteristics of Women Small Business Owners
Sherrill R. Taylor and Julia D. Newcomer
3. Analysing Achievement, Motivation and Leadership in Women Entrepreneurs: A New Integration
Janice Langan-Fox
4. Career Paths of Women Business Owners
Dorothy Perrin Moore
PART II: WOMEN INTO ENTERPRISE - CONSTRAINTS AND CONDITIONS FOR SUCCESS
5. The Constraints Facing Women Entering Small Business Ownership
Leonie V. Still
6. The Financing of Small Businesses - Female Experiences and Strategies
Susan Marlow and Dean Patton
7. Succession Planning in Small Firms: Gender Impacts
Lynn M. Martin and Chris Martin
8. The Impact of Family Support on the Success of Women Business Owners
Nancy Rogers
PART III: WOMEN INTO ENTERPRISE - BLACK AND ETHNIC MINORITY SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS
9. African American Women and Small Business Start-up: Backgrounds, Goals and Strategies used by African American Women in the Initialization and Operation of Small Businesses
Katherine Inman and Linda M. Grant
10. The Experiences of Asian Women Entering Business Start-up in the UK
Adel J. Dawe and Sandra L. Fielden
11. Ethnicity and Gender in Women's Businesses in New Zealand
Judith K. Pringle and Rachel Wolfgramm
12. Hispanic Women Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners in the USA
Yolanda Sarason and Morgan Morrison
PART IV: WOMEN INTO ENTERPRISE - A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
13. Women into Enterprise - A European and International Perspective
Mary van der Boon
14. Women Entrepreneurs in Singapore
Jean Lee
15. The Changing Experience of Australian Women Entrepreneurs
Susan Dann and Rebekah Bennett
16. Women Small Business Owners in India
P. Sudarsanan Pillai and K.P. Saraswathy Amma
17. 'I'm Out of Here': Women Leaving Companies in the USA to Start their Own Businesses
Mary C. Mattis
PART V: WOMEN INTO ENTERPRISE - FUTURE PERSPECTIVES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
18. Past Journeys: Global Lessons Learned from Entrepreneurial Women in US History
Jeannette Oppedisano
19. Women's Entrepreneurship: Exploring New Avenues
Kiran Mirchandani
20. The Way Forward for Women Business Owners
Sandra L. Fielden and Marilyn J. Davidson
Index
by "Nielsen BookData"