Female Enterprise in the New Economy

AvKaren D. Hughes

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The rise of women's self-employment and small business ownership has received a great deal of attention in North America and industrialized countries around the world. In Female Enterprise in the New Economy, Karen D. Hughes examines whether an increasingly entrepreneurial economy offers women better opportunities for economic success, or instead increases their risk of poverty and economic insecurity.Drawing on original data from interviews, statistical research, and other sources, Hughes explores the reasons why women are starting businesses in record numbers. She looks at the type of work that entrepreneurial women are pursuing, the satisfaction they derive from their work, and the economic risks and rewards they face. Placing this study in the context of broader debates on economic restructuring, the emergence of a 'risk society,' and growing economic polarization, Hughes illustrates the diversity within women's self-employment and small business ownership, and the need for policies to better address the particular needs of this sector of the workforce.Tackling a range of issues and theoretical assumptions, Female Enterprise in the New Economy will be of interest to a wide audience in sociology, organizational studies, entrepreneurship studies, public policy, political economy, and women's studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-12-12
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:200
Filformat:PDF
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781442674844
Förlag:University of Toronto Press

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Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Nationalekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Företagsekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

Karen D. Hughes is an associate professor in the Women's Studies Program and an adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta.

Innehållsförteckning

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction Economic Restructuring and the ‘New’ Canadian Economy Women’s Self-Employment and Small Business Ownership (SE/SBO)Book Outline Researching Women in the Entrepreneurial Economy Data Sources Study Details Introducing the Women Terminology: Self-Employed, Small Business Owners, and Entrepreneurs Women’s Paths into Self-Employment and Small Business What Fuels Self-Employment and Small Business Ownership?Rethinking the Push-Pull DebateWomen’s Education and Work HistoriesWomen’s Past Experience with Business OwnershipReasons for Becoming Self-EmployedUnderstanding Pull FactorsFrom Pull to Push Conclusion ‘I Love What I Do!’ Job Satisfaction and the Creation of Meaningful Work ‘I Do Everything’: Daily Work and Rhythms‘I Just Come in and Live Here!’: Working HoursJob Satisfaction: Canadian and International TrendsJob Satisfaction and Job Quality: Sharpening the PictureExcavating Job Satisfaction: The StudyExploring Differences in Job SatisfactionConclusions Players or Paupers? Income, Job Security, and the Negotiation of Risk Economic Polarization, Self-Employment, and Small Business OwnershipThe Current Picture: National TrendsIncome and Economic Security: The StudyExploring Differences in Income and Economic SecurityConclusions Building an Entrepreneurial Economy Business Start-up, Expansion, and Growth Women’s Attitudes TowardsBusiness Growth: The StudyTraining for an Entrepreneurial Economy‘Policy Limbo’ and the ‘Do It Yourself Safety Net’Conclusions Conclusions APPENDIX 1: INTERVIEW SCHEDULE APPENDIX 2: SUMMARY SHEET APPENDIX 3: INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS NOTES REFERENCES INDEX