Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to discuss the factors impacting successful Iranian women entrepreneurs. The …/methodology/approach – The paper utilizes interviews conducted with a sample of successful Iranian women entrepreneurs and examines the … traditions of Iranian society are barriers successful Iranian women entrepreneurs had to overcome. The possession of personal …

and women; notably, men are more often networking for advice in the public sphere and women are more often networking for … five countries largely located around the Persian Gulf, namely Yemen, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab … network around the entrepreneur. Thus, the authors cannot tell the extent to which men and women interact with each other …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the growth barriers of women’s home-based businesses (HBBs) in Iran …. Originality/value The paper contributes to the scarce knowledge about women-owned HBBs in Iran, a rapidly growing, developing …/mangers. Findings Business growth barriers of women were categorized in a multi-level framework of individual barriers (micro), business …

18 women to 69 men, which is analysed empirically. Findings – Women appear to be no more disadvantaged from obtaining … finance than men in China and in some respects appear to be in a better position. Both women‐ and men‐led firms are … in this study used guanxi to access finance. Furthermore, the paper finds that guanxi is used equally by men and women …

Purpose This study aims to examine perceptions in Kuwait about women’s leadership in management. Design … selected Asian and Western countries and summaries of multiple small surveys in Kuwait on women in management. The surveys were … widespread acceptance of women in leadership positions. Respondents feel that characteristics of women vs men managers are …

, institutional and financial capitals, in rural women entrepreneurship. The focus was on the handloom sector in Manipur, India … collected using in-depth interviews to study seven cases of rural women entrepreneurs. Findings The study highlights that human …, social, institutional and financial capitals play significant roles in encouraging rural women to engage in entrepreneurial …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine whether women entrepreneurs are satisfied with belonging to a women … hypotheses on a sample of 127 French women entrepreneurs who belonged to women’s networks using multiple regression analysis …. Findings The authors showed that these women entrepreneurs were satisfied when they developed strong ties and when cliques in …

Purpose – Retailing as a sector employs many women and serves a female‐dominated customer base. It also employs … proportionately more women in management positions than in other occupational sectors. However, at senior levels, the proportion of … women to men diminishes. This paper aims to examine the perceived facilitators and problems of senior retail managers …

Purpose – This paper attempts to identify the problem areas and developmental issues attached to women … to devise certain stratagems for ensuring women's entrepreneurial growth and SMEs' advancement in the region. Design …, desire, motivations and problems of women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia by an extensive review of the existing literature. The …