International handbook of women and small business entrepreneurship

Abstract

have put a great deal of work into producing this compilation of scientific studies on women and small business entrepreneurship. In this book, the editors have managed to put together an excellent compilation of studies that look at topics that have aroused the highest interest in this field in recent years. The book includes the varying perspectives from which the phenomenon of women entrepreneurs is regarded and examined, studies that form the cornerstone and starting point of any piece of research in the field of women and small businesses entrepreneurship. It offers a good balance between theory and practice-oriented studies and presents an academic viewpoint that comes extremely close to the real, current situation of this phenomenon. This book therefore provides a useful tool both for the academic community in general and for students, particularly at a postgraduate or doctorate level, who wish to gain a state-of-the-art overview of this business phenomenon. It may also be put to good use by women in management and entrepreneurship as well as policy makers and small service providers, given its high empirical content, supported by a sound empirical framework, which deals with real-life issues for women who wish to start up and manage their own businesses.The editors attempt to fill the gap that currently exists in the literature on entrepreneurship in general and on women entrepreneurs in particular, within the small business sector. Using this as a starting point, the main objective of this work is to present the different fields and factors from which the role of women entrepreneurs and small businesses can be analyzed. In order to achieve this, the editors have grouped the chosen studies into well-organized, well-structured groups that portray the aspects and factors that describe and analyze the phenomenon of women entrepreneurs in the modern business world.The final result is a compendium of 20 pieces, all of which share the firm purpose of providing an insight into the current situation faced by women entrepreneurs in