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Women entrepreneurship in small service firms: motivations, barriers and performance
Alicia Mas-turGary AkehurstEnrique Simarrosubject
Entrepreneurshipbusiness.industryStrategy and Managementmedia_common.quotation_subjectExploratory researchAffect (psychology)Order (exchange)Management of Technology and InnovationService (economics)BusinessMarketingWomen entrepreneursTertiary sector of the economymedia_commondescription
This article presents an exploratory study on the characteristics of women entrepreneurs and the businesses they run in the Valencia region. Following a close look at the evolution of literature on women entrepreneurs, the study shows how different internal and external factors affect the motivation, obstacles and performance of firms created by women. These results contribute towards a better understanding of business creation by women as they provide an empirical contrast of these variables (motivation, barriers and performance). Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the characteristics of women entrepreneurs and the businesses they run in the Valencia Region of Spain, in order to contribute towards a better understanding of business creation by women, and the elements of motivation, barriers and success that influence and characterize the activities of women entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach: A random sample of businesses with women founders, in the service sector located in the Val...
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-01 | The Service Industries Journal |