. Originality/value – Women entrepreneurs are a missing link that explains variation among countries in the quality and quantity of …Purpose – While numerous comparative studies have measured women's participation in starting or owning a business, the … cultural factors influence the decision calculus of women to found and expand enterprises: legal and social status …

UAE women entrepreneurs and their characteristics, outline the makeup of their entrepreneurial businesses, identify some … were conducted with 16 women entrepreneurs over a two‐month period. The contents of the interviews were analyzed and … framework in collaboration with the supporters of UAE women entrepreneurs to identify business opportunities available for women …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how men and women sex stereotype managerial positions and how they … view women in managerial roles in Egypt and the USA, in order to provide meaningful cross‐cultural comparisons. Design …/methodology/approach – The study uses surveys that utilize the Schein descriptive index and the women as managers scale (WAMS) to compare …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report a qualitative study with British women managers, which explored the … career‐competencies framework of Knowing‐how, Knowing‐why and Knowing‐whom. Findings – Women aged between 30 and 34 years … generalisability; however, it exposes the need to clarify the concept of career stage for women. Practical implications – Business …

‐who competency for Taiwanese women managers. Design/methodology/approach – This qualitative research drew on in‐depth interviews with … perceptions of the development of knowing‐who, through networks. Findings – Women emphasized the benefits of acquiring and … developing networks from undertaking the EMBA. Cultural values impacted women's perceptions of networking. Research limitations …

the workplace. This is particularly true when female employees are managed by women. Various expectations can be … ascertained and organized into three overlapping themes. In essence, women employees expect women managers to understand them …

by women in business contexts. Design/methodology/approach – The authors reviewed a wide array of published works on … perceptions and challenges women face. Findings – The literature on the reviewed four aspects suggests that the most effective … leadership style is transformational leadership – the style of leadership that is most often associated with women. It was also …

by women in business contexts. Design/methodology/approach – The authors reviewed a wide array of published works on … perceptions and challenges women face. Findings – The literature on the reviewed four aspects suggests that the most effective … leadership style is transformational leadership – the style of leadership that is most often associated with women. It was also …

was used on the “World Values Survey (WVS)” data set to test the relationship between entrepreneurship and personality … earlier work of Beugelsdijk and Noorderhaven (2005). Using two reference groups for comparison, entrepreneurs are different in … regard entrepreneurship? Moreover, is there only one model of entrepreneurship or several? For example, amongst indigenous …

women entrepreneurs enabled them to break glass ceilings and emerge as competent entrepreneurs who can be successful in … identities as entrepreneurs and provide supportive environment promoting internationalization of women's small businesses … successful and award‐winning women small business owner‐managers, this study aims to find that, in the Sri Lankan context, social …