Female entrepreneurship in Africa: A review, trends, and future research directions

N Ojong, A Simba, LP Dana - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
There has been a significant increase in scholarly literature about female entrepreneurship
in Africa. In order to take stock of the state of female entrepreneurship on that continent, this …

What's new in female entrepreneurship research? Answers from the literature

S Poggesi, M Mari, L De Vita - International Entrepreneurship and …, 2016 - Springer
Female entrepreneurship to date represents a key component of the business sector
worldwide as, in 2012 more than 187 million out of 400 million entrepreneurs were women …

Women entrepreneurs in and from develo** countries: Evidences from the literature

L De Vita, M Mari, S Poggesi - European Management Journal, 2014 - Elsevier
Entrepreneurship has a leading role in economic development worldwide and, although it
has usually been considered as a male dominated activity, recent studies emphasize how …

Can microfinance-backed entrepreneurship be a holistic empowerment tool for women? Empirical evidence from Kashmir Valley, India

ST Khan, MA Bhat, MUD Sangmi - Journal of Business and Socio …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study investigates the effectiveness of microfinance-backed entrepreneurship
as a mechanism for the holistic empowerment of women. Design/methodology/approach …

Determinants of the business performance of women entrepreneurs in the develo** world context

L Mozumdar, G Hagelaar, G van der Velde, SWF Omta - J, 2020 - mdpi.com
Resource-based theory posits the deployment of resources by entrepreneurs to achieve
performance without questioning the possibility of deploying these resources. The question …

Contextuality of entrepreneurial orientation and business performance: The case of women entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

L Mozumdar, VC Materia, G Hagelaar… - … and Innovation in …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The present study intends to contribute to the debate on whether and how the
entrepreneurial orientation (EO) theory explains business performance by exploring its …

The effects of microcredit on women's control over household spending in develo** countries: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

J Vaessen, A Rivas, M Duvendack… - Campbell systematic …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The main objective of this Campbell systematic review was to provide a systematic review of
the evidence on the effects of microcredit on women's control over household spending in …

Exploring the socio-cultural challenges of food processing women entrepreneurs in Iringa, Tanzania and strategies used to tackle them

AF Ka**a, CS Montero - Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, 2017 - Springer
Women entrepreneurs have significant contributions to the economies of sub-Saharan
Africa. However, women in this region are facing a shocking array of challenges in their …

Perspectives, progress and prospects; researching women's entrepreneurship in emerging economies

A Anderson, F Ojediran - Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on women's entrepreneurship
in emerging economies. This is a thematic review to identify patterns and trends to better …

Performance-oriented factors for women entrepreneurs–a scale development perspective

P Jha, M Makkad, S Mittal - Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging …, 2018 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this study is to conceptualize, develop and validate a scale
reflecting performance dimensions of women entrepreneurs. The study intends to address …