To Grow or Not to Grow: Challenges or Choices for Female Entrepreneurs?
It has been widely recognised that the growth of entrepreneurial ventures is central to wealth creation, innovation and economic development. However, women-owned ventures are not capitalising on growth potential or economic returns. This paper presents the case of women entrepreneurs and investigat...
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Published in | Journal of business diversity Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 27 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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West Palm Beach
North American Business Press
01.12.2015
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Summary: | It has been widely recognised that the growth of entrepreneurial ventures is central to wealth creation, innovation and economic development. However, women-owned ventures are not capitalising on growth potential or economic returns. This paper presents the case of women entrepreneurs and investigates whether growth is affected by institutional or normative factors or whether preference plays an important role in this decision. Results indicate that many factors inhibited the growth of women-owned firms when female entrepreneurs opted for growth but that preference or personal choice was strongly recognised as a key factor which could have a significant influence on this process. |
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ISSN: | 2158-3889 |