Search for dissertations about: "Women entrepreneurs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words Women entrepreneurs.

  2. 1. Women Entrepreneurship : Masculinity, Legitimacy and Well-being

    Author : Sumaya Hashim; Lucia Naldi; Magdalena Markowska; Miruna Radu Lefebvre; Jönköping University; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : The overarching research purpose of this dissertation is to understand how women entrepreneurs establish and grow their businesses in a patriarchal society. This research question is addressed through the compilation of four research papers. READ MORE

  4. 2. "I Wanna Be Free" : On the Challenges and Coping Strategies of Women Entrepreneurs in Sweden

    Author : Aziza Al Ghafri; Charlotte Holgersson; Monica Lindgren; Whysnianti Basuki; Elisabeth Ljunggren; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Gender; gender equality; women entrepreneurs; gendered entrepreneurship; immigrant entrepreneurs; ethnicity; race; challenges; coping strategies; othering; identity work; belonging; empowerment; emancipation; Sweden.; Industrial Economics and Management; Industriell ekonomi och organisation;

    Abstract : Women's entrepreneurship is often presented as important for creating economic prosperity at the national level and is said to offer freedom, independence, and emancipation for women. The purpose of this study is to explore the conditions of women entrepreneurs who have different backgrounds in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 3. Resource acquisition and the complexity of social capital : Perspectives from women entrepreneurs in Tanzania and Pakistan

    Author : Marta Lindvert; Håkan Boter; Darush Yazdanfar; Joakim Wincent; Ulla Hytti; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurship; women entrepreneurs; financing; resource acquisition; social capital; context; developing countries; Tanzania; Pakistan; mixed methods research; entreprenörskap; kvinnors entreprenörskap; finansiering; resursanskaffande; socialt kapital; kontext; utvecklingsländer; Tanzania; Pakistan; flermetodsforskning;

    Abstract : Women entrepreneurs all over the world contribute significantly to innovation, employment opportunities and wealth creation in their respective economies. Despite their importance as drivers of development, there is a lack of research on preconditions for women’s entrepreneurship. READ MORE

  6. 4. Pappas flickor : entreprenöriella processer i kvinnoföretagandets tillkomst

    Author : Birgitta Näsman; Göran Brulin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Women entrepreneurs; entrepreneurial processes; childhoods; gender system; regional gender climate and relationships to technology; Business studies; Företagsekonomi; Business Administration; företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : Fewer women than men are business owners and of those who are, the majority are active in traditionally female businesses. My studies have been carried out among women entrepreneurs who have broken the segregation barrier and own businesses in fields that are non-traditional for women. READ MORE

  7. 5. Tradition as Resource : Transnational Somali Women Traders Facing the Realities of Civil War

    Author : Rannveig Jetne Haga; Mattias Gardell; Lena Roos; Francesca Declich; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Dubai; Somaliland; Somali women; civil war; tradition; agency; security; autonomy; negotiations; piety; postcolonial; feminism.; History of religion; Religionshistoria; Islamology; Islamologi; History Of Religions; religionshistoria;

    Abstract : This dissertation is an analysis of interviews with and observations among transnational Somali women traders, located in Somaliland (northwest Somalia) and Dubai. Since the outbreak of the Somali civil war an increasing number of women have become the sole providers of their families. READ MORE