ABSTRACT

This book focuses on gender and family entrepreneurship, as they are interrelated concepts particularly important in today’s global society. The book highlights the significance of the role of gender in the development and growth of family businesses. It helps readers understand the role of family dynamics in business, particularly in terms of succession planning, strategic development and internationalization.

Often, both gender and family entrepreneurship are studied independently, but this book aims to marry both perspectives with a novel approach. This creates a synergy between gender and family entrepreneurship that increases the potential value to entrepreneurship scholarship, policy and business practice. This edited book is a useful and insightful addition to the entrepreneurship field.

chapter 3|19 pages

Moving beyond the barriers

Examining the impact of self-efficacy and stereotype reactance on women’s entrepreneurial intentions

chapter 4|19 pages

Representations of gender

The media as the mirror of gender roles

chapter 6|24 pages

Family embeddedness and gendered professional entrepreneurship

Evidence from the self-employment of female lawyers in the U.S.

chapter 8|18 pages

Exploring the drivers of gender entrepreneurship

Focus on the motivational perspectives in USA, Italy and France

chapter 10|12 pages

Heteronormativity and the family firm

Will we ever see a queer family business?

chapter 11|24 pages

Family business management challenges

Understanding generational differences

chapter 12|20 pages

Father-daughter succession in family businesses

Current state of knowledge and future research challenges