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Women Entrepreneurs and the Global Environment for Growth
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In this paper, the authors discuss women entrepreneurs and growth in the context of entrepreneurship and growth strategies, focusing on the relationships between women and women in the field of finance and technology.Abstract:
Contents: 1. Introduction: Women Entrepreneurs and Growth Candida G. Brush, Anne de Bruin, Elizabeth J. Gatewood and Colette Henry PART I: CONTEXTUAL FACTORS 2. Marc Cowling 3. Gry Alsos, Ragnhild Steen Jensen and Elisabet Ljunggren 4. Annu Kotiranta, Anne Kovalainen and Petri Rouvinen 5. Lorna Treanor and Colette Henry 6. Friederike Welter and David Smallbone 7. Haya Al-Dajani and Sara Carter 8. Vartuhi Tonoyan, Michelle Budig and Robert Strohmeyer PART II: GROWTH STRATEGIES AND ENABLERS 9. Jennifer Jennings, Karen Hughes and Devereaux Jennings 10. Eleanor Shaw, Sara Carter and Wing Lam 11. Frances Hill, Claire Leitch and Richard Harrison 12. Kim Klyver and Siri Terjesen 13. Rodney Farr-Wharton and Yvonne Brunetto 14. Maura McAdam and Susan Marlow 15. Barbara Orser and Joanne Leck 16. Jill Kickul, Mark Griffiths, Lisa Gundry and Tatiana Iakovleva 17. Karin Aeirec, Polona Tominc and Miroslav Rebernik Indexread more
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Research on Women Entrepreneurs: Challenges to (and from) the Broader Entrepreneurship Literature?
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Extending women’s entrepreneurship research in new directions
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Female entrepreneurship and economic development: An international perspective
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Entrepreneurial Orientation and Business Performance of Women-Owned Small and Medium Enterprises in Malaysia: Competitive Advantage as a Mediator
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