Women’s Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century

Edited by Kate V. Lewis, Newcastle University, UK, Colette Henry, Head of Department of Business Studies, Dundalk Institute of Technology (DkIT), Ireland and Griffith University Australia, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Research Professor, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, US and John Watson, formerly Professor of Accounting and Finance, The University of Western Australia

‘The broad international scope of both the theoretical discussions and case studies provides the ideal opportunity to explore how different formal policies and less explicit influences impact women. Much credit must go to the editors for the rich conceptual framework that makes this volume succeed both as a resource compiling and interpreting global data and as a source of theory situating the data in a broad socio-cultural context. . . . This book will be a welcome addition to the shelves of academic scholars and policy professionals. Those interested in fostering women's entrepreneurship will benefit from paying attention to the practical advice that emerges.’

• CONTENTS:ForewordCandida G. Brush, Nancy M. Carter, Elizabeth J. Gatewood, Patricia G. Greene and Myra M. HartIntroduction: An International Multi-level Research AnalysisKate V. Lewis, Colette Henry, Elizabeth J. Gatewood and John WatsonPART I: MACRO: THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECO-SYSTEM1. Advancing Theory Development in Venture Creation: Signposts for Understanding GenderCandida Brush, Anne de Bruin and Friederike Welter2. Academic Entrepreneurship: Multilevel Factors Associated with Female-led Incubator ProjectsDiamanto Politis, Jonas Gabrielsson and Åsa Lindholm Dahlstrand3. Gender Congruency Theory, Experience of Discrimination and Access to FinanceNatalie Sappleton4. Female Entrepreneurship in Rural Vietnam: An Exploratory StudyCuc Nguyen, Howard Frederick and Huong Nguyen5. Women Entrepreneurs in Asia: Culture and the State in China and JapanKathryn Ibata-ArensPART II: MESO: FIRM LEVEL ANALYSIS6. Gender Differences in Innovation among US EntrepreneursAlicia Robb and Susan Coleman7. A Gender Perspective on Family Business Succession: Case Studies from FranceJanice Byrne and Salma Fattoum8. Gender Based Differences in the Performance of Slovenian High‐Growth CompaniesKarin Širec and Dijana Močnik9. Growth Process of Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing in Strongly Developing Countries: A Study of Women-owned Firms in BangladeshMosfeka Jomaraty and Jerry CourvisanosPART III:MICRO: INDIVIDUALS AND DYNAMICS10. Women Entrepreneurs’ Networking Behaviours: Perspectives from Entrepreneurs and Network ManagersClaire M Leitch and Richard T Harrison11. Heterogeneity of Spousal Support for French Women EntrepreneursStephanie Chasserio, Typhaine Lebègue and Corinne Poroli12. The Divisions of Labour and Responsibilities in Business and Home Among Women and Men Copreneurs in the Czech RepublicAlena Křížková, Nancy Jurik and Marie Dlouhá13. Centering Caribbean Women’s Gendered Experiences and Identities: A Comparative Analysis of Female Entrepreneurs in St. Lucia and Trinidad and TobagoTalia Esnard14. Self-employment and Motherhood: The Case of PolandEwa LisowskaIndex