Why do women start their own businesses? Is it solely because they are searching for financial success, or for other reasons? On the basis of detailed interviews with a number of women who have started their own businesses, this book, first published in 1985, reveals the significance of factors that are directly related to women's experiences at home, at work, and in the wider society.
The author's analysis shows how business start-up enables many women, but not all, to achieve forms of economic and social independence that they would not otherwise enjoy. Further, they illustrate ways in which business proprietorship has a wide variety of effects upon individuals, and upon their personal relationships and life styles. They refute the notion of a single entrepreneurial experience and argue that the causes and consequences of business start-up are highly conditioned by the extent to which women are committed to traditionally prescribed roles and to profitability.
The findings of this book will have important implications for the formulation of small business policies. It will also be of particular value to those interested in women's studies and small business management.
| ISBN: | 9781138898110 |
| Publication date: | 7th December 2016 |
| Author: | Robert Goffee, Richard Scase |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 164 pages |
| Series: | Routledge Revivals |
| Genres: |
Economics Gender studies: women and girls Sociology: work and labour Small businesses and self-employment Business mathematics and systems |
Why do women start their own businesses? Is it solely because they are searching for financial success, or for other reasons? On the basis of detailed interviews with a number of women who have started their own businesses, this book, first published in 1985, reveals the significance of factors that are directly related to women's experiences at home, at work, and in the wider society.
The author's analysis shows how business start-up enables many women, but not all, to achieve forms of economic and social independence that they would not otherwise enjoy. Further, they illustrate ways in which business proprietorship has a wide variety of effects upon individuals, and upon their personal relationships and life styles. They refute the notion of a single entrepreneurial experience and argue that the causes and consequences of business start-up are highly conditioned by the extent to which women are committed to traditionally prescribed roles and to profitability.
The findings of this book will have important implications for the formulation of small business policies. It will also be of particular value to those interested in women's studies and small business management.
Women in Charge features in the following genres: Economics, Gender studies: women and girls, Sociology: work and labour, Small businesses and self-employment, Business mathematics and systems
Women in Charge is available in Paperback, Hardback
Women in Charge was written by Robert Goffee, Richard Scase and published by Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis
Women in Charge has 164 pages
Yes it is part of Routledge Revivals series
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