Women and entrepreneurship : a case study of Portugal / Anabela Dinis and Marilyn Helms

From the theoretical point of view, this study explores the mechanisms of the creation and development of business by women in Portugal. The study also compares the Portuguese entrepreneurial processes of women, where this trend is only emerging, to results obtained in other parts of the world. It e...

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Main Authors: Dinis, Anabela, Helms, Marilyn
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spelling my.uitm.ir.114202016-11-29T04:08:36Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11420/ Women and entrepreneurship : a case study of Portugal / Anabela Dinis and Marilyn Helms Dinis, Anabela Helms, Marilyn Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty Leadership in women. Women executives Women. Feminism From the theoretical point of view, this study explores the mechanisms of the creation and development of business by women in Portugal. The study also compares the Portuguese entrepreneurial processes of women, where this trend is only emerging, to results obtained in other parts of the world. It explains both "why" and "how" women create and develop their businesses. Following a literature review about women entrepreneurs in Portugal, specific aspects and characteristics of their businesses, their motivations and their challenges, are discussed. Also the issue of institutional support is reviewed. At the practical level, these findings represent an indicator for politicians and officials responsible for the regional development of public support structures necessary to support entrepreneurship. This could help to maintain or improve the lines of support and adapt local development strategies to the female entrepreneur's characteristics. Finally the conditions of current women and future women entrepreneurs in Portugal is explored. Faculty of Business and Management ; UiTM Press 2000 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/11420/1/AJ_ANABELA%20DINIS%20JIBE%2000.pdf Dinis, Anabela and Helms, Marilyn (2000) Women and entrepreneurship : a case study of Portugal / Anabela Dinis and Marilyn Helms. Journal of International Business, Economics and Entrepreneurship (JIBE), 8 (2). pp. 65-88. ISSN 0128-7494 https://jibe.uitm.edu.my/
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topic Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty
Leadership in women. Women executives
Women. Feminism
spellingShingle Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty
Leadership in women. Women executives
Women. Feminism
Dinis, Anabela
Helms, Marilyn
Women and entrepreneurship : a case study of Portugal / Anabela Dinis and Marilyn Helms
description From the theoretical point of view, this study explores the mechanisms of the creation and development of business by women in Portugal. The study also compares the Portuguese entrepreneurial processes of women, where this trend is only emerging, to results obtained in other parts of the world. It explains both "why" and "how" women create and develop their businesses. Following a literature review about women entrepreneurs in Portugal, specific aspects and characteristics of their businesses, their motivations and their challenges, are discussed. Also the issue of institutional support is reviewed. At the practical level, these findings represent an indicator for politicians and officials responsible for the regional development of public support structures necessary to support entrepreneurship. This could help to maintain or improve the lines of support and adapt local development strategies to the female entrepreneur's characteristics. Finally the conditions of current women and future women entrepreneurs in Portugal is explored.
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title Women and entrepreneurship : a case study of Portugal / Anabela Dinis and Marilyn Helms
title_short Women and entrepreneurship : a case study of Portugal / Anabela Dinis and Marilyn Helms
title_full Women and entrepreneurship : a case study of Portugal / Anabela Dinis and Marilyn Helms
title_fullStr Women and entrepreneurship : a case study of Portugal / Anabela Dinis and Marilyn Helms
title_full_unstemmed Women and entrepreneurship : a case study of Portugal / Anabela Dinis and Marilyn Helms
title_sort women and entrepreneurship : a case study of portugal / anabela dinis and marilyn helms
publisher Faculty of Business and Management ; UiTM Press
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