Growth-oriented Women Entrepreneurs and their Businesses

A Global Research Perspective

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

AvCandida G. Brush,Nancy M. Carter,Elizabeth J. Gatewood,Patricia G. Greene,Myra M. Hart

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Enterprising new firms drive economic growth, and women around the world are important contributors to that growth. As entrepreneurs, they seize opportunities, develop and deliver new goods and services and, in the process, create wealth for themselves, their families, communities, and countries. This volume explores the role women entrepreneurs play in this economic progress, highlighting the challenges they encounter in launching and growing their businesses, and providing detailed studies of how their experiences vary from country to country. Statistics show that businesses owned by women tend to remain smaller than those owned by men, whether measured by the number of employees or by the size of revenues. Because women-led firms fail to grow as robustly, the opportunities to innovate and expand are limited, as are the rewards. Based on recent studies that examine the links between entrepreneurial supply and demand issues, this volume provides insights into how women around the world are addressing the challenges of entrepreneurial growth. The first set of chapters consists of country overviews and provides discussions of the state of women growing businesses. The second set of chapters describes research projects under way in different countries and explores more focused topics under the umbrella of women business owners and business growth. The volume concludes with an agenda and projects for future research.Academics and policymakers will gain a greater understanding of women's entrepreneurial behaviors and outcomes through this path-breaking volume. Those who support women through education and training, policymaking, or providing entrepreneurial resources will also find the volume of great practical interest.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-04-26
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781845422899

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Edited by Candida G. Brush, Franklin W. Olin Professor of Entrepreneurship and Co-founder and Research Director- Diana International Research institute (DIRI) Babson College, Nancy M. Carter, Vice President of Research, Catalyst, Inc. and Richard M. Schulze Chair, University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Research Professor, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, Patricia G. Greene, Professor Emeritus, Babson College and Myra M. Hart, MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School, US

Contents:PART I: COUNTRY REPORTS ON WOMEN’S ENTREPRENEURSHIP1. Introduction: The Diana Project InternationalCandida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. Hart2. Women’s Entrepreneurship in Australia: Present and Their FutureMary Barrett3. Women’s Entrepreneurship in Canada: Progress, Puzzles and PrioritiesJennifer E. Jennings and Michelle Provorny Cash4. State of the Art of Women’s Entrepreneurship, Access to Financing and Financing Strategies in DenmarkHelle Neergaard, Kent T. Nielsen and John I. Kjeldsen5. Women’s Entrepreneurship in FinlandAnne Kovalainen and Pia Arenius6. Women’s Entrepreneurship in Germany: Progress in a Still Traditional EnvironmentFriederike Welter7. Women’s Entrepreneurship in Norway: Recent Trends and Future ChallengesLene Foss and Elisabet Ljunggren8. Women’s Entrepreneurship in the United StatesCandida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. HartPART II: RESEARCH TOPICS ON THE GROWTH OF WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES9. Comparing the Growth and External Funding of Male- and Female-controlled SMEs in AustraliaJohn Watson, Rick Newby and Ann Mahuka10. Builders and Leaders: Six Case Studies of Men and Women Small Proprietors in the Bulgarian Construction IndustryTatiana S. Manolova11. Access to Finance for Women Entrepreneurs in Ireland: A Supply-Side PerspectiveColette Henry, Kate Johnston and Angela Hamouda12. Women Entrepreneurs in New Zealand: Private Capital PerspectivesAnne de Bruin and Susan Flint-Hartle13. The Supply of Finance of Women-led Ventures: The Northern Ireland ExperienceClaire M. Leitch, Frances Hill and Richard T. Harrison14. Female Entrepreneurial Growth Aspirations in Slovenia: An Unexploited ResourcePolona Tominc and Miroslav Rebernik15. Spain – The Gender Gap in Small Firms’ Resources and Performance: Still a Reality? Cristina Díaz and Juan J. Jiménez16. Gender, Entrepreneurship and Business Finance: Investigating the Relationship between Banks and Entrepreneurs in the UK Sara Carter, Eleanor Shaw, Fiona Wilson and Wing LamIndex

'The female entrepreneurship researchers' community has to thank these women for their brilliant work in reviewing, revising and selecting the best papers from the second Diana International Conference that were finally edited for this volume. . . the book is a good compendium of female entrepreneurship circumstances in different countries that focuses specifically on the explanation as to why gender plays a role in the number of ventures started by women and why they are in general smaller and less growth-oriented.'