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Book SynopsisTackling 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.
Table of ContentsLIST 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 Debate * Women's Education and Work Histories * Women's Past Experience with Business Ownership * Reasons for Becoming Self-Employed * Understanding Pull Factors * From 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 Hours * Job Satisfaction: Canadian and International Trends * Job Satisfaction and Job Quality: Sharpening the Picture * Excavating Job Satisfaction: The Study * Exploring Differences in Job Satisfaction * Conclusions * Players or Paupers? Income, Job Security, and the Negotiation of Risk * Economic Polarization, Self-Employment, and Small Business Ownership * The Current Picture: National Trends * Income and Economic Security: The Study * Exploring Differences in Income and Economic Security * Conclusions * Building an Entrepreneurial Economy * Business Start-up, Expansion, and Growth Women's Attitudes TowardsBusiness Growth: The Study * Training 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
