Entrepreneurial Ecosystems and Growth of Women’s Entrepreneurship

Edited by Tatiana S. Manolova, Professor of Management, Bentley University, Candida G. Brush, Franklin W. Olin Professor of Entrepreneurship and Co-founder and Research Director- Diana International Research institute (DIRI) Babson College, Linda F. Edelman, Professor of Management and Chair of the Management Department, Bentley University, Alicia Robb, The National Bureau of Economic Research, US, and Friederike Welter, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung Bonn and University of Siegen, Germany

'This timely volume makes an invaluable contribution to building cumulative knowledge in women's entrepreneurship with its spotlight on the gendered aspects of entrepreneurial ecosytems. A perceptive introduction sets a firm foundation for a logically sequenced collection of rich chapter insights. A diverse range of studies from South East Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, to the US and research sites in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and regions of India and Chile, demonstrate the value of an ecosystem framework. Public policy brought to the forefront with a Norwegian country case and findings from a cross-country Global Policy Project, adds to make this book compelling reading for researchers and policy makers alike.'

• Contents:Part I Cross-Country Comparisons1. Entrepreneurial ecosystems and growth of women’s entrepreneurshipTatiana S. Manolova, Candida G. Brush, Linda F. Edelman, Alicia Robb and Friederike Welter2. Women entrepreneurship within the ASEAN economic community: Challenges and opportunitiesUlrike Guelich and Siri Roland Xavier3. Women’s entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean: A multidimensional approachDaniela Giménez, Patricia Gabaldón and Cathrine SeierstadPart II Country Studies4. Survived, but cannot prosper! Examining through a liberal feminist lens the impact of gender inequality on the success of women-owned entrepreneurial venturesDev K. Dutta and R. Isil Yavuz5. Assessing the relational embeddedness of women entrepreneurs in entrepreneurial ecosystems: A social network perspectiveXaver Neumeyer, Susana C. Santos and Julia Poncela-Casasnovas6. Socio-economic background: A key element in understanding growth aspirations of women entrepreneurs in the tourism industry in TanzaniaIrene M. Lugalla, Luchien Karsten, and Clemens Lutz7. Understanding motivation of women entrepreneurs in EthiopiaAtsede T. Hailemariam, Brigitte Kroon and M.J.P.M. van Veldhoven8. Exploring entrepreneurial finance and gender in an emergent entrepreneurial ecosystem: The case of the Punjab, northern IndiaNavjot Sandhu, Jonathan M. Scott, Jenny Gibb, Javed Ghulam Hussain, Michèle Akoorie and Paresha Sinha9. Chilean entrepreneurial ecosystem: Understanding the gender gap in entrepreneurial activityJosé Ernesto Amorós and Vesna MandakovicPart III Public Policy Implications10. Gender equality in regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: The implementation of policy initiativesGry Agnete Alsos, Margrete Haugum and Elisabet Ljunggren11. Women’s entrepreneurship policy: A 13-nation cross country comparisonColette Henry, Barbara Orser, Susan Coleman, Lene Foss and Friederike WelterIndex