This paper has three overarching objectives. The first is to document the development of the
body of work known as women's entrepreneurship research. The second is to assess the …

Contrary to the neo-liberal thesis that entrepreneuring is an open and accessible endeavour
where personal effort alone determines reward and status, it has been demonstrated that …

The dramatic expansion of scholarly interest and activity in the field of women's
entrepreneurship within recent years has done much to correct the historical inattention paid …

The aim of this research is to examine the mediating effect of competitive advantage on the
relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance of women-owned SMEs …

This study used survey data from 253 entrepreneurs who founded small to medium sized
enterprises (SMEs) to examine how experiences in their family domain may benefit their …

Candida G. Brusha and Sarah Y. Cooperb* aArthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship,
Babson College, Wellesley, MA, USA; bUniversity of Edinburgh Business School, The …

Purpose This paper focuses on the motivation of females to start businesses in developed
and emerging economies. Although the issues related to the motivation of entrepreneurs …

Analyses of the diversity of women entrepreneurs and their enterprises, using novel
approaches and theoretical viewpoints, is lacking in contemporary scholarship. Accordingly …

This paper celebrates the progress that has been made in gender and management
research over the last 25 years and outlines some current challenges faced. The British …

This paper takes stock of the current debate around the informal sector and informal
entrepreneurship. Informal entrepreneurship represents a worldwide characteristic of …