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This study addresses the misrepresentation of women entrepreneurs in scientific research as underperformers, as such misrepresentation is based on objective, financial measures of success. The purpose of the study is to explain how perceptions of entrepreneurial success are shaped with regard to...
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Purpose: Studying the embeddedness of women in their entrepreneurial environment, this paper explores how women do entrepreneurship in their entrepreneurial ecosystem.Design/ methodology/ approach: Drawing upon Bourdieu’s work, this paper explores the social, cultural and institutional...
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handana Sheikh and her co-authors argue that, although evaluation of entrepreneurial activity in terms of financial performance, wealth creation, and firm survival is important, it often results in a one-sided analysis in which entrepreneurship is evaluated and appraised solely in monetary...
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Conceptually, the concept of Public Value (PV) refers to the value that affects the community or people; the benefits that accrue to the people because of an activity, program or initiative. The notion of public value (PV) has been widely discussed in the literature but mostly in the context of...
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The recent rise in the number of mothers who have started a business from home along with an increase in publicly available profiles of these women has led to the trend of mumpreneurship, i.e., women who set up and manage a business around their child caring role. This research employs a career...
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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