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...

Despite institutional constraints female entrepreneurs in Iran experience their entrepreneurial activities as a source of value for themselves and other stakeholders, especially their family. Drawing upon the narrative reports of female entrepreneurs in Bandarabbas, the capital city of Hormozgan...

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...

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...

This chapter explores the agility of two migrant Russian women entrepreneurs who had to leave Russia due to political and economic instability. It analyzes how these women adapt to new environments and overcomes the challenges of starting and growing businesses in unfamiliar contexts. Drawing on...

While research and information on policy support for EWD in Kazakhstan is limited in terms of the information available on the initiatives and the economic and social impact of such support programmes, the information provided in this chapter and the narratives of Kazakh entrepreneurs with...

Entrepreneurship plays an important role in reducing social exclusion and economic discrimination, which are often found in marginalized groups. Self-employment is likely to help disabled people out of underemployment, unemployment, and low income, which may improve their perceived social value...