Making meaning as well as money: the experience of young female entrepreneurs
International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship
ISSN: 1756-6266
Article publication date: 20 November 2017
Abstract
Purpose
The aim of this paper is to focus on the meaning of entrepreneurial work for young female entrepreneurs. Specific domains of exploratory emphasis are: the link between the individual and the business; the entwinement of self-esteem and business outcomes; and the language of attachment.
Design/methodology/approach
Four longitudinal case studies using multiple in-depth, phenomenologically oriented interviews inform the paper.
Findings
The nature of the relationship between the entrepreneurs and their work was intense and all-encompassing. Further, this sample overlaid their stories with an emotional dimension that was inseparable from the narratives of “business life” and openly advocated this emotional way of working.
Originality value
Coverage of age and gender in relation to entrepreneurship is virtually non-existent.
Keywords
Citation
Lewis, K.V. (2017), "Making meaning as well as money: the experience of young female entrepreneurs", International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 9 No. 4, pp. 377-391. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-10-2017-0064
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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