Women’s Entrepreneurship in Global and Local Contexts

The phenomenon of women's entrepreneurship has gained significant momentum across the globe. Written by leading scholars from a wide range of countries, this book advances the understanding of women's entrepreneurship by drawing attention to the contexts they operate in. It is the fifth in the series of books produced in partnership with the Diana International Research Network.In this book, expert contributors explore female potential and how entrepreneurs make decisions within a multi-layered gendered context. As a rare and current overview of women's entrepreneurship, it presents evidence of the positive impact that achieving equality in gendered institutions would have, how to facilitate meso-institutions' impact and how to foster entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial initiative at the individual level. A crucial discussion of how women's entrepreneurship could benefit from a more comprehensive concept of innovation or implementing entrepreneurial policies focused on women is also included. With its focus on advancing knowledge about gender issues within the business realm, Women's Entrepreneurship in Global and Local Contexts will be of interest to researchers, faculty and students as well as policy-makers and practitioners. Contributors include: R. Aidis, L. Alexandre, G. Armannsdottir, T. Bijedic, A.M. Bojica, C. Brindley, S. Brink, C.G. Brush, S. Coleman, S. Cooper, L. De Vita, M. del Mar Fuentes, C. Díaz-García, K. Ettl, A. Ford, C. Foster, E.J. Gatewood, G. Gunay, B.R. Hernández-Sánchez, E.B. Kahraman, S. Kriwoluzky, J.V. León, M. Mari, D. Nziku, C. Pich, S. Poggesi, A. Robb, M. Ruiz-Arroyo, J.C. Sánchez-García, M. Tillmar, D. Uygur, F. Welter, D. Wheatley

Table of Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction: Women’s Entrepreneurship in Global and Local Contexts Cristina Díaz-García, Candida G. Brush, Elizabeth J. Gatewood and Friederike Welter P​ART​​ I ​INSTITUTIONAL FACTORS EXPLAINING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP 2. The​ ​Role of​ ​Gendered​ ​Institutional​ ​Contexts in the​ ​Rate and​ Type of​ ​Women’s​ ​Entrepreneurship​​ ​Across​ ​Countries Matilde Ruiz Arroyo, Maria del Mar Fuentes and Ana Maria Bojica 3. Business and Occupational Crowding: Implications for Female Entrepreneurship Development and Success Ruta Aidis 4. Innovation and Women’s Entrepreneurship – (Why) are Women Entrepreneurs Less Innovative? Teita Bijedić, Siegrun Brink, Kerstin Ettl, Silke Kriwoluzky, Friederike Welter 5. Strategies and Policies Influencing Entrepreneurial Start-Up Decisions: Evidence from Tanzanian Female Entrepreneurs Dina Nziku PART II MESO-ORGANSATIONAL STRUCTURES AND INSTITUTIONS INFLUENCING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS 6. The Gendered Contextualization of SME Cooperation in Urban East Africa Malin Tillmar 7. Management in Small Firms Run by Women: A Case Study of Handicraft Exporters Janina V. León 8. Supporting Artisan Communities Through Social Entrepreneurship in Kenya: An Exploration of Soko Alanna Ford and Sarah Cooper 9. Empowering Women through Social Entrepreneurship with Innovative Business Models: Cases from Turkey Duygu Uygur, Elif Bezal Kahraman and Gonca Gunay 10. Financing High-Growth Women-Owned Enterprises: Evidence from the United States Susan Coleman and Alicia Robb PART III WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AS EMBEDDED AGENCY: ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTION, FIRM CREATION AND MANAGEMENT 11. The Entrepreneurial Potential of Spanish University Women Based on a Psychosocial Model José C. Sánchez-García & Brizeida R. Hernández-Sánchez 12. Entrepreneurial Intention of Young Lebanese Students; An Overview of a Gender Study Laurice Alexandre 13. An Exploration of Icelandic Marketing Women Entrepreneurs Guja Armansdottir, Clare Brindley, Carley Foster, Daniel Wheatley and Christopher Pich 14. Women Entrepreneurs and Performance: Evidence from Italy Michela Mari, Sara Pogessi and Luisa De Vita Index

About the Author :
Edited by Cristina Díaz-García, Professor, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain, Candida G. Brush, Franklin W. Olin Professor of Entrepreneurship and Co-founder and Research Director- Diana International Research institute (DIRI) Babson College, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Research Professor, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, US and Friederike Welter, President and Managing Director, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn and Professor, University of Siegen, Germany

Review :
'Research on women's entrepreneurship has moved from the focus of the individual women entrepreneurs and their challenges to a broader understanding of the context in which women's entrepreneurship is embedded. With contributions from a large variety of contexts, this book embraces this development. By promoting feminist perspectives, as well as including studies at the macro, meso and micro level, this book gives insights into the complex and context-dependent processes hindering, promoting and shaping women's entrepreneurship. The book serves as a celebration of scholarly research on women's entrepreneurship globally. I fully recommend it as an important addition to the entrepreneurship literature.' 'This rich chapter collection makes a valuable contribution to building the cumulative body of research on women's entrepreneurship. It provides an important and timely reminder that a context-centric perspective is vital for more insightful analysis of female entrepreneurship. The book is expertly organized. The first section focuses on gendered institutional contexts and conceptualizations that help or hinder women's entrepreneurship, the second set of chapters fit around meso-organizational structures and gendered institutions of importance to women entrepreneurs and the final section highlights their embedded agency. Sections build together to provide a coherent contribution where the sum is greater than its parts. A must-read for anyone, including policy-makers, interested in female entrepreneurship.' 'This carefully curated set of papers moves the gendered discussion of women's entrepreneurship from the micro to macro perspective while looking at critically important topics such as political empowerment, innovation and technology, industrial distribution, and, of course, access to capital. The book is especially important in looking at these issues across a variety of global environments. The papers are thoughtful and well-researched and provide a strong foundation for anyone looking to learn and advance this field.'