ABSTRACT
The literature in female entrepreneurship has witnessed significant development in the last 30 years, with the research emphasis shifting from purely descriptive explorations towards a clear effort to embed research within highly informed conceptual frameworks.
With contributions from leading and emerging researchers, The Routledge Companion to Global Female Entrepreneurship brings together the latest international research, concepts and thinking in the area. With a strong international dimension, this book will facilitate comparative discussion and analysis on all aspects of female entrepreneurship, including start-ups, socio-economic influences, entrepreneurial capital and minority entrepreneurship.
Reflecting the subject’s growing importance for researchers, academics and policy makers as well as those involved in supporting women’s entrepreneurship through training programmes, networks, consultancy or the provision of venture capital, The Routledge Companion to Global Female Entrepreneurship will be an invaluable reference resource.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|79 pages
The context for female entrepreneurship
chapter 1|15 pages
Women entrepreneurs and their ventures
chapter 4|16 pages
Saudi women’s entrepreneurial intentions
chapter 5|14 pages
Female academic entrepreneurship and commercialisation
part 2|72 pages
The ecosystem for female entrepreneurs
chapter 8|21 pages
Financing high-growth women-owned firms in the United States
chapter 9|12 pages
Gender differences in new venture funding
part 3|68 pages
Supporting female entrepreneurs
chapter 11|16 pages
Entrepreneurial role models
part 4|91 pages
Identity
chapter 14|20 pages
Identity work, swift trust and gender
chapter 18|25 pages
Perceived legitimacy of women entrepreneurs
part 5|66 pages
Demography