ISBN:
9781845425586
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 282 p)
,
ill
,
cm
Serie:
Elgar original reference
Serie:
Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
Paralleltitel:
Erscheint auch als International handbook of women and small business entrepreneurship
DDC:
658.02/2/082
Schlagwort(e):
Businesswomen
;
New business enterprises
;
Entrepreneurship
;
Women-owned business enterprises
;
Self-employed women
;
Small business
;
Frau
;
Klein- und Mittelbetrieb
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Electronic books
Kurzfassung:
'Sandra Fielden and Marilyn Davidson, already well known for their contributions to gender issues in management, have brought together an absorbing collection of articles that serve to enhance our understanding of a complex area within organisation studies ... this particular Handbook is not a mere glossary. The editors provide a forum for scholarly works in a specialised area of small business and entrepreneurship research. And the International Handbook of Women and Small Business Entrepreneurship provides a rich resource - collectively, the papers serve to summarise and re-examine much of the relevant research to date ... an accessible book that follows a logical and coherent pattern ... the range of this book is significant, and the accomplishment considerable ... the International Handbook of Women and Small Business Entrepreneurship is a serious contribution to a niche area of entrepreneurship scholarship. The editors and authors have established a place for women in the literature, confirming that gender issues cannot be dismissed as a mere adjunct to the broader field of entrepreneurship study. This collection offers the reader intelligent engagement with the range of research and "ways of knowing" about women and entrepreneurship. Established scholars will find much of interest, and we would also confidently recommend the Handbook to interested newcomers.' - Robyn Walker and Kate Lewis, Women in Management Review 'Sandra L. Fielden and Marilyn J. Davidson have put a great deal of work into producing this compilation of scientific studies on women and small business entrepreneurship. In this book, the editors have managed to put together an excellent compilation of studies that look at topics that have aroused the highest interest in this field in recent years ... It offers a good balance between theory and practice-oriented studies and presents an academic viewpoint that comes extremely close to the real, current situation of this phenomenon. This book therefore provides a useful tool both for the academic community in general and for students, particularly at a postgraduate or doctorate level, who wish to gain a state-of-the-art overview of this business phenomenon. It may also be put to good use by women in management and entrepreneurship as well as policymakers and small service providers, given its high empirical content, supported by a sound empirical framework, which deals with real-life issues for women who wish to start up and manage their ...
Kurzfassung:
pt. I. Women into enterprise : personality and behaviour characteristics -- pt. II. Women into enterprise : constraints and conditions for success -- pt. III. Women into enterprise : black and ethnic minority small business owners -- pt. IV. Women into enterprise : a global perspective -- pt. V. Women into enterprise : future perspectives and recommendations
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
DOI:
10.4337/9781845425586
URL:
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