International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 1 Issue 2

Subjects:

Table of contents

Gender in family business ownership and management: a six‐country analysis

Matthew C. Sonfield, Robert N. Lussier

While family firms constitute a highly important component of most countries' economies, and in many countries a sizable portion of these family businesses are owned and managed…

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Is a lack of self‐confidence hindering women entrepreneurs?

Jodyanne Kirkwood

Studies have concluded that men tend to have higher self‐confidence than women and that this affects their entrepreneurial intentions. However, little is known about how…

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Developing entrepreneurship programmes for female members of the Irish traveller community

Thomas M. Cooney

The purpose of this paper is to explore the distinctive challenges faced by female travellers (Roma, Sinti and Gypsy) in starting their own business.

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The Diva storyline: an alternative social construction of female entrepreneurship

Robert Smith

Many “Divas” despite possessing destructive character traits ironically become successful entrepreneurs thus illustrating an alternative “storied” social construction of…

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ISSN:

1756-6266

Online date, start – end:

2009

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Editor in Chief: Diana Hechavarría