Female Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies [electronic resource] : Trends and Challenges /
Ramadani, Veland.
Ramadani, V.editor.
Gërguri-Rashiti, S.editor.
Fayolle, A.editor.
This book explores different topics in the field of female entrepreneurship, such as motivational factors of female entrepreneurs, career perspectives of women, social female enterprises, tourism and hospitality, and emotional and institutional support of female entrepreneurial initiatives in the perspective of different transitional countries.
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Cover; Female Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables and Exhibits; Tables; Exhibits; Foreword; Foreword; The past as context; The current volume; References; Acknowledgements; Notes on Editors; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction: Female Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies as a Significant but Understudied Field; Structure of the book; Conclusion; References; 2 Female Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies: An Overview; Introduction; Theoretical overview; The systematization of theories of female entrepreneurship
The context for female entrepreneurship in transition countriesGender gaps to female entrepreneurship in transition countries; Characteristics of female entrepreneurship in transition countries and barriers faced; Motives for female entrepreneurship in transition countries: Some insights from Serbia and Bulgaria; Conclusion; References; 3 Motivational Factors of Female Entrepreneurs; Introduction; Women's motivation versus men's motivation; Extrinsic, intrinsic, and transcendental motivations; Extrinsic motivation; Intrinsic motivation; Transcendental motivation
Motivation in terms of 'push' and 'pull' factorsConclusions; References; 4 Female Entrepreneurs' Start-Ups: Emotional Versus Traditional Support; Introduction; Literature review and hypotheses; Methodology and sampling; Findings and analysis; Conclusions and implications; References; 5 Gender-based Determinants of Innovative Activity in Southeast European Established Entrepreneurs; Introduction; Theoretical background and previous research; Research propositions; Entrepreneurs' educational level and innovative activity; International orientation and innovative activity
Growth aspirations and innovative activityData, variables, and models; Data; Variables; Criterion variable ; Predictors; Binary logistic regression models; Results; Discussion and conclusion; Notes; References; 6 Does an Entrepreneur's Gender Matter for Credibility and Financing of SMEs?; Introduction; The notion of entrepreneur's credibility; What is credibility?; Whether and why we expect female-owner SMEs to have lower credibility; How do we quantify/measure credibility? Developing conceptual framework; Context of emerging/transition economies; Importance of context; Data and methodology
SampleVariable definition and measurement; Independent variables; Identification strategy; Difference-in-means tests for dependent variables; Regression analysis; Propensity score matching; Results and discussion; Difference-in-means tests for five dependent variables; Conclusions and further research; Appendices; Distribution of firms by industry; Frequencies - Financing using informal finance; Contingency table - Checking/savings account and overdraft; Frequencies - Financing using trade credit; Frequencies - Financing using bank loan; Notes; References
7 Privileging Women's Voices and Experiences: A Career Perspective to Study Female Entrepreneurship in Transition Economies
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book explores different topics in the field of female entrepreneurship, such as motivational factors of female entrepreneurs, career perspectives of women, social female enterprises, tourism and hospitality, and emotional and institutional support of female entrepreneurial initiatives in the perspective of different transitional countries.
Small business.
Leadership.
International business enterprises.
Entrepreneurship.
Economics.
Management science.
International economics.
Small Business.
Business Strategy/Leadership.
International Business.
Entrepreneurship.
Economics, general.
International Economics.