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The literature in female entrepreneurship has witnessed significant development in the last 30 years, with the research emphasis shifting from purely descriptive explorations towards a clear effort to embed research within highly informed conceptual frameworks.

With contributions from leading and emerging researchers, The Routledge Companion to Global Female Entrepreneurship brings together the latest international research, concepts and thinking in the area. With a strong international dimension, this book will facilitate comparative discussion and analysis on all aspects of female entrepreneurship, including start-ups, socio-economic influences, entrepreneurial capital and minority entrepreneurship.

Reflecting the subjectâs growing importance for researchers, academics and policy makers as well as those involved in supporting womenâs entrepreneurship through training programmes, networks, consultancy or the provision of venture capital, The Rou

Trade Review

This timely and expertly organised compendium is a celebration of the growing understanding on the significance and diverse global practice of female entrepreneurship. An impressive range of contributions from top scholars confirms gender is integral to this understanding, provides valuable insights on strengthening the ecosystem to support women’s entrepreneurship and takes into account new demographic contexts and the complexities of female enterprise.

Anne de Bruin, Professor, Massey University, New Zealand

While the area of women’s entrepreneurship has received an increased amount of attention over the past few years, the types of questions asked and the way in which answers are pursued has not yet led to a coherent sense of understanding. In The Routledge Companion to Global Female Entrepreneurship, Henry, Nelson and Lewis guide us through a collection of works that together provide the necessary bridge between gender theories and entrepreneurship, thereby inviting more of us into the discussion with potential impact for theory, practice and policy.

Patricia Greene, Professor, Babson College, USA



Table of Contents

Introduction: The Context and Practice of Female Entrepreneurship

Colette Henry, Teresa Nelson & Kate Lewis

Part 1: The Context for Female Entrepreneurship

  2. Women Entrepreneurs and Their Ventures: Complicating Categories and Contextualising Gender

  3. Angela Martinez-Dy & Susan Marlow

  4. Experiences of Women Entrepreneurs in Family Firms

  5. Mary Barrett & Ken Moores

  6. Women, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

  7. Kate Kearins & Katrin Schaefer

  8. Saudi Women’s Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Social Construction of Norms and Perceptions

  9. Renaud Redien-Collot, Laurice Alexandre & Wassim J. Aloulou

  10. Female Academic Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation: Reviewing the Evidence and Identifying the Challenges

  11. Helen Lawton Smith, Henry Etzkowitz, Viviana Meschitti & Alex Poulovassilis

    Part 2: The Ecosystem for Female Entrepreneurs

  12. Strategies to Redress Entrepreneurship Gender Gaps in Canada

  13. Barbara J. Orser

  14. U.S. Women Entrepreneurs and Their Access to Early-Stage Financing

  15. Linda Edelman, Tatiana Manolova & Candida Brush

  16. Financing High-Growth Women-Owned Firms in the United States: Challenges, Opportunities and Implications for Public Policy

  17. Susan Coleman & Alicia Robb

  18. Gender Differences in New Venture Funding: Supply-Side Discrimination or Demand-Side Disinclination?

  19. John Watson, Michael Stuetzer & Roxanne Zolin

    Part 3: Supporting Female Entrepreneurs

  20. Supporting and Training Female Necessity Entrepreneurs

  21. Walid A. Nakara, Nerine Bouguerra & Alain Fayolle

  22. Entrepreneurial Role Models: An Integrated Framework from a Constructionist Perspective

  23. Maria Cristina Díaz-García & Janice Byrne

  24. Female Entrepreneurship, Role Models and Network Externalities in Middle–Income Countries

  25. Maria Minniti

  26. Revisiting Research on Gender in Entrepreneurial Networks

  27. Lene Foss

    Part 4: Identity

  28. Identity Work, Swift Trust and Gender: The Role of Women-Only Leadership Development Programmes

  29. Claire Leitch, Richard Harrison & Maura McAdam

  30. Postfeminism and Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Identity of the ‘Mumpreneur’

  31. Patricia Lewis

  32. Female Lifestyle Entrepreneurs and Their Business Models

  33. Helle Neergaard & Dorthe Refslund Christensen

  34. Tales of Heroine Entrepreneurs

  35. Karin Berglund, Helen Ahl & Katarina Pettersson

  36. Perceived Legitimacy of Women Entrepreneurs in France: Between Identity Legitimacy and Entrepreneurial Legitimacy

  37. Philippe Pailot, Corinne Poroli & Stéphanie Chasserio

    Part 5: Demography

  38. Women, Disability and Entrepreneurship

  39. Kate Caldwell, Sarah Parker Harris & Maija Renko

  40. Female Immigrant Global Entrepreneurship: From Invisibility to Empowerment?

  41. Maria Villares-Varela, Monder Ram & Trevor Jones

  42. Entrepreneurial Activity Among Irish Traveller Women: An Insight into the Complexity of Survival

  43. Thomas M. Cooney & Denis Foley

  44. Entrepreneurship, Age and Gender: The Swedish Case

Carin Holmquist & Elisabeth Sundin

Index

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      Publication Date: 5/10/2017 12:00:00 AM
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The literature in female entrepreneurship has witnessed significant development in the last 30 years, with the research emphasis shifting from purely descriptive explorations towards a clear effort to embed research within highly informed conceptual frameworks.

      With contributions from leading and emerging researchers, The Routledge Companion to Global Female Entrepreneurship brings together the latest international research, concepts and thinking in the area. With a strong international dimension, this book will facilitate comparative discussion and analysis on all aspects of female entrepreneurship, including start-ups, socio-economic influences, entrepreneurial capital and minority entrepreneurship.

      Reflecting the subjectâs growing importance for researchers, academics and policy makers as well as those involved in supporting womenâs entrepreneurship through training programmes, networks, consultancy or the provision of venture capital, The Rou

      Trade Review

      This timely and expertly organised compendium is a celebration of the growing understanding on the significance and diverse global practice of female entrepreneurship. An impressive range of contributions from top scholars confirms gender is integral to this understanding, provides valuable insights on strengthening the ecosystem to support women’s entrepreneurship and takes into account new demographic contexts and the complexities of female enterprise.

      Anne de Bruin, Professor, Massey University, New Zealand

      While the area of women’s entrepreneurship has received an increased amount of attention over the past few years, the types of questions asked and the way in which answers are pursued has not yet led to a coherent sense of understanding. In The Routledge Companion to Global Female Entrepreneurship, Henry, Nelson and Lewis guide us through a collection of works that together provide the necessary bridge between gender theories and entrepreneurship, thereby inviting more of us into the discussion with potential impact for theory, practice and policy.

      Patricia Greene, Professor, Babson College, USA



      Table of Contents

      Introduction: The Context and Practice of Female Entrepreneurship

      Colette Henry, Teresa Nelson & Kate Lewis

      Part 1: The Context for Female Entrepreneurship

      2. Women Entrepreneurs and Their Ventures: Complicating Categories and Contextualising Gender

      3. Angela Martinez-Dy & Susan Marlow

      4. Experiences of Women Entrepreneurs in Family Firms

      5. Mary Barrett & Ken Moores

      6. Women, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

      7. Kate Kearins & Katrin Schaefer

      8. Saudi Women’s Entrepreneurial Intentions: The Social Construction of Norms and Perceptions

      9. Renaud Redien-Collot, Laurice Alexandre & Wassim J. Aloulou

      10. Female Academic Entrepreneurship and Commercialisation: Reviewing the Evidence and Identifying the Challenges

      11. Helen Lawton Smith, Henry Etzkowitz, Viviana Meschitti & Alex Poulovassilis

        Part 2: The Ecosystem for Female Entrepreneurs

      12. Strategies to Redress Entrepreneurship Gender Gaps in Canada

      13. Barbara J. Orser

      14. U.S. Women Entrepreneurs and Their Access to Early-Stage Financing

      15. Linda Edelman, Tatiana Manolova & Candida Brush

      16. Financing High-Growth Women-Owned Firms in the United States: Challenges, Opportunities and Implications for Public Policy

      17. Susan Coleman & Alicia Robb

      18. Gender Differences in New Venture Funding: Supply-Side Discrimination or Demand-Side Disinclination?

      19. John Watson, Michael Stuetzer & Roxanne Zolin

        Part 3: Supporting Female Entrepreneurs

      20. Supporting and Training Female Necessity Entrepreneurs

      21. Walid A. Nakara, Nerine Bouguerra & Alain Fayolle

      22. Entrepreneurial Role Models: An Integrated Framework from a Constructionist Perspective

      23. Maria Cristina Díaz-García & Janice Byrne

      24. Female Entrepreneurship, Role Models and Network Externalities in Middle–Income Countries

      25. Maria Minniti

      26. Revisiting Research on Gender in Entrepreneurial Networks

      27. Lene Foss

        Part 4: Identity

      28. Identity Work, Swift Trust and Gender: The Role of Women-Only Leadership Development Programmes

      29. Claire Leitch, Richard Harrison & Maura McAdam

      30. Postfeminism and Entrepreneurship: Exploring the Identity of the ‘Mumpreneur’

      31. Patricia Lewis

      32. Female Lifestyle Entrepreneurs and Their Business Models

      33. Helle Neergaard & Dorthe Refslund Christensen

      34. Tales of Heroine Entrepreneurs

      35. Karin Berglund, Helen Ahl & Katarina Pettersson

      36. Perceived Legitimacy of Women Entrepreneurs in France: Between Identity Legitimacy and Entrepreneurial Legitimacy

      37. Philippe Pailot, Corinne Poroli & Stéphanie Chasserio

        Part 5: Demography

      38. Women, Disability and Entrepreneurship

      39. Kate Caldwell, Sarah Parker Harris & Maija Renko

      40. Female Immigrant Global Entrepreneurship: From Invisibility to Empowerment?

      41. Maria Villares-Varela, Monder Ram & Trevor Jones

      42. Entrepreneurial Activity Among Irish Traveller Women: An Insight into the Complexity of Survival

      43. Thomas M. Cooney & Denis Foley

      44. Entrepreneurship, Age and Gender: The Swedish Case

      Carin Holmquist & Elisabeth Sundin

      Index

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