Dodging the glass ceiling? Networks and the new wave of women entrepreneurs

Weiler, Stephan; Bernasek, Alexandra

doi:10.1016/s0362-3319(00)00111-7

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“…Women are more cautious than men in taking risks and that differentiates their behavior in terms of seed start-up capital of business, which is also related to more frequent "necessity entrepreneurship" and the smaller size of enterprises, regarding both the amount of annual sales and the number of workers in relation to male entrepreneurship (Marlow, 1997;Tigges & Green, 1994;Minnity, 2003;Nina-Paparzi & Giannakourou, 2003;Ntermanakis, 2004;EC, 2014). Women usually use personal funds for the creation of the enterprise or appeal to the family environment, as bank loans typically require property guarantees and women are not willing to risk dependencies from financial institutions or to jeopardize the family property in case of failure (Bock, 2004;Weiler & Bernasek, 2001;Zavali, 2007). In rural areas patriarchal relations in family farm work, possession and control of land and other resources, decision-making etc remain strong (eg.…”

Section: Literature Review Of Female Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Women’s Entrepreneurship in Rural Greece

Gidarakou¹

2015

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In rural areas female entrepreneurship may contribute to the economic diversification of households and the preservation of their social fabric. In Greece, small private enterprises owned by women and the women's cooperatives are almost the only forms of women's enterprises in rural areas. This paper highlights the image of women entrepreneurs and their enterprises and points out positive aspects and difficulties of these two forms of enterprises. In conclusion, the paper identifies areas where Greek policies should be focused on enhancing women's involvement in entrepreneurship or improving their business efficiency.The work reveals that solo entrepreneurs are almost the norm in rural areas and are focused on the final consumer. However, their enterprises do not have great chances of surviving and ensuring future work for the family's children. Women cooperatives were created by a top-down process and despite the problems they confront, they are a recognized form of female entrepreneurship and some of them are proven to be good practises. The simplification of the bureaucratic process for setting up a business, the creation of alternative financing tools and the improvement of the ways of dissemination of information to women are some important policy issues.

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Section: Literature Review Of Female Entrepreneurshipmentioning

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Women’s Entrepreneurship in Rural Greece

Gidarakou¹

2015

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“…Cependant, dans la littérature, l'utilisation et la construction de réseaux sont souvent pointées comme explication possible des difficultés vécues par les femmes dans le monde des affaires (Aldrich, 1989 ;Manolova et al, 2006Manolova et al, , 2007Moore, 1990 ;Ruef et al, 2003). Les réseaux investis par les femmes entrepreneures impliqueraient moins d'innovation et moins de contacts externes notamment avec les financeurs et preneurs de décisions, limitant l'accès au financement (Aldrich, 1989 ;Manolova et al, 2006 ;Moore, 1990 ;Ruef et al, 2003) et entraînant des difficultés accrues pour la création, la survie et le développement de leurs entreprises (Manolova et al, 2006(Manolova et al, , 2007Weiler et Bernasek, 2001). Partant de l'idée que les représentations des femmes entrepreneures sur le genre constituent une voie pertinente pour expliquer ces phénomènes, nous analysons leurs discours en termes de genre.…”

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Représentations sur le genre et réseaux d’affaires chez les femmes entrepreneures

Constantinidis¹

2010

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“…Research has shown that on average female entrepreneurs start with less capital than men, but they also create smaller debts than men (Warren-Smith et al, 2001;Weiler and Bernasek, 2001;Carter and Shaw, 2006).…”

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“…Male entrepreneurs aim most of all at achieving concrete objectives and at maximizing profits. Female entrepreneurs, on the other hand, wish most of all to achieve balance between their professional and personal life (Marlow, 1997;Weiler and Bernasek, 2001). In this respect, Brush (1992) alleged that women entrepreneurs are more successful than men, since they are likely to achieve their own goals more easily.…”

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Female Entrepreneurship and Agritourism Cooperatives in the Greeî Periphery: An Overview

Stavroulakis¹,

Karagiannis²,

Mitoula³

et al. 2013

American Journal of Economics and Business Administration

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This study investigates the status of female entrepreneurs in the Greek countryside as formed in the recent years owed to the emergence of agritourism. Agritourism has provided opportunities for additional income in localities through the utilization of knowledge of traditional customs, recipes, folk art. Women entrepreneurs in the sector often function within a context of adverse circumstances, pertaining to their multiple responsibilities at home and at work. Organization of women in producers' cooperatives has facilitated their endeavor with regard to commitment, mutual support and pooling knowledge. On the other hand, major obstacles include lack of management education and insufficient marketing of local products. Even though status of women has been upgraded to an extent due to their additional contribution to the family income, conservative stereotypes about their role remain still intact in the countryside.

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Dodging the glass ceiling? Networks and the new wave of women entrepreneurs

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Women’s Entrepreneurship in Rural Greece

Women’s Entrepreneurship in Rural Greece

Représentations sur le genre et réseaux d’affaires chez les femmes entrepreneures

Female Entrepreneurship and Agritourism Cooperatives in the Greeî Periphery: An Overview

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Cited by 154 publications

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Women’s Entrepreneurship in Rural Greece

Women’s Entrepreneurship in Rural Greece

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Female Entrepreneurship and Agritourism Cooperatives in the Greeî Periphery: An Overview

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