Search for dissertations about: "women and business"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 195 swedish dissertations containing the words women and business.

2. 1. Contextualizing Entrepreneurship and Gender : A Life-Story Approach to Rural Family Businesses in Sweden

   Author : Shqipe Gashi Nulleshi; Selcen Ozturkcan; Ethel Brundin; Deema Refai; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Rural Entrepreneurship; Gender in Entrepreneurship; Context; Proximity; Agency; Emancipation; Rural Family Businesses; Life-story; Contextualizing; Business administration; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : Entrepreneurship has gained increasing attention as a strategic area for rural development. Addressing environmental, demographic, and gender inequality challenges in rural areas requires contextualizing entrepreneurship. 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. 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

6. 4. 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

7. 5. Unemployment, Employment Commitment and Well-being : The Psychosocial Meaning of (Un)employment among Women and Men

   Author : Mikael Nordenmark; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Unemployment; Employment; Psychosocial; Employment Commitment; Well-being; Women; Men; Family; Gender studies; Genus; Psychology; Psykologi; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Sociology; Sociologi; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The general aim of this thesis is to study the psychosocial meaning of (un)employment among women and men. This is mainly done by analysing employment commitment, or non-financial employment motivation, and mental well-being among a random sample of 3 500 Swedes that were interviewed in the beginning of 1996, when all were unemployed, and then again in the end of 1997, when the labour market situation varied. READ MORE