Search for dissertations about: "female entrepreneurs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words female entrepreneurs.

2. 1. Heterogeneity in the level and handling of the Liability of Newness : Female and immigrant entrepreneurs’ need for and use of business advisory service

   Author : Anna Kremel; Ulf Andersson; Anders Lundström; Peter Dahlin; Dan Hjalmarsson; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Entrepreneurship; Business advisory service; female and male entrepreneurs; immigrant entrepreneurs; industriell ekonomi och organisation; Industrial Economics and Organisations;

   Abstract : In the start-up entrepreneurs face the Liability of Newness when problems and challenges often threaten business survival. Business advisory service, provided by public and private supplier contacts, can offer important knowledge and information, accompanied by various forms of assistance, and thereby decrease the entrepreneurs’ risk of failure and reduce their Liability of Newness. READ MORE

4. 2. Immigrant Entrepreneurship In Sweden : Challenges And Opportunities Related To Business Development

   Author : Ghazal Zalkat; Henrik Barth; Pia Ulvenblad; Monder Ram; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Immigrant Entrepreneurship; Female; Refugees; Mixed Embeddedness; Business Development; Entrepreneurial Process; Intersectionality;

   Abstract : Background: At a time of continued volatility and uncertainty, there is a growing need to tackle the numerous political-social challenges and embrace the opportunities presented by demographic shifts caused by mass immigration. The migration crisis, which peaked in the European Union during 2015 and 2016, with over a million immigrants, has sparked renewed discussions among scholars, politicians, and the public about the costs and benefits of immigration. READ MORE

5. 3. The Making of the Female Entrepreneur : A Discourse Analysis of Research Texts on Women’s Entrepreneurship

   Author : Helene J. Ahl; Jönköping University; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Departing from a social constructionist understanding of gender, this thesis examines how the female entrepreneur is constructed in research articles about women’s entrepreneurship. It finds that even if the texts celebrate women’s entrepreneurship, they do it in such a way as to recreate women’s secondary position in society. 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. Normalizing the Natural : A study of menstrual product destigmatization

   Author : Louise Klintner; Strategi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; stigma; avstigmatisering; mensprodukter; produktstigma; Stigma; Destigmatization; Normalization; Product stigma; Product Destigmatization; Menstrual products; Menstrual Hygiene Products: classification; Female Hygiene Products;

   Abstract : In this thesis, I develop our understanding of the destigmatization process to include product destigmatization. Previous research on destigmatization has primarily focused on that of individuals, groups, organizations, and industries. READ MORE