Entrepreneurship is undoubtedly a social process and creating a firm requires both the mobilization of social networks and the use of social capital. This book addresses the gap that exists between the need to take these factors into consideration and the understanding of how network...

Introduction / Alain Fayolle, Sarah Jack, Wadid Lamine and Didier Chabaud -- Part I the evolution of networks across entrepreneurial stages -- 1. Entrepreneurial network composition and the venture creation process: an empirical investigation / Tammi Redd, Michael A. Abebe and Sibin Wu -- 2....

Part 1: Performance, success and value in entrepreneurship: a women's perspective. Redefining success beyond economic growth and wealth generation: the case of Ethiopia / Atsede T. Hailemariam and Brigitte Kroon -- Value creation through women's entrepreneurship / Shandana Sheiikh, Shumaila...

Taking a fresh look at how performance is defined by examining the institutional power structures and policies, eminent scholars herein explore ways to overcome constrained performance and encourage women's entrepreneurial activities through a variety of methodological approaches and...

"This Research Handbook highlights the importance of women as agents of change, acknowledging women entrepreneurs' efforts and supporting their value-creation activities. With important implications for policymaking, contributing authors direct attention to and provide evidence for the positive...