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A model of the process of women’s entry into business ownership: A study among Malay businesswomen in Malaysia

More women from western and developed countries enter business ownership and more women in Asia, particularly in Malaysia, are also becoming self-employed despite many tangible and intangible obstacles.In the f ace of these barriers, they still demonstrate a strong determination to succeed.In view...

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Main Author: Yusof, Rohana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2012
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HB Economic Theory
HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/11907/1/4.pdf
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spelling my.uum.repo.119072014-08-24T07:21:56Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/11907/ A model of the process of women’s entry into business ownership: A study among Malay businesswomen in Malaysia Yusof, Rohana HB Economic Theory HQ The family. Marriage. Woman More women from western and developed countries enter business ownership and more women in Asia, particularly in Malaysia, are also becoming self-employed despite many tangible and intangible obstacles.In the f ace of these barriers, they still demonstrate a strong determination to succeed.In view of this, this paper will attempt to present a theoretical model of the economic and social factors associated with Malay businesswomen in the rural environment. Insights into the influence of socio-economic factors on entrepreneurship is based on a study of 31 Malay rural businesswomen from the District of Pendang, Kedah.This study has shown that a combination of individual needs and experience are not the only reasons why women start their own business ventures. In each case, other events and external factors have catapulted the women into business ownership.Hence this paper has set out theoretical and methodological implications that contribute to our knowledge about the theory of the origins of entrepreneurship among rural businesswomen. College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2012 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/11907/1/4.pdf Yusof, Rohana (2012) A model of the process of women’s entry into business ownership: A study among Malay businesswomen in Malaysia. Journal of Governance and Development, 8. pp. 13-26. ISSN 2289-4756 http://www.jgd.uum.edu.my/
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HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
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HQ The family. Marriage. Woman
Yusof, Rohana
A model of the process of women’s entry into business ownership: A study among Malay businesswomen in Malaysia
description More women from western and developed countries enter business ownership and more women in Asia, particularly in Malaysia, are also becoming self-employed despite many tangible and intangible obstacles.In the f ace of these barriers, they still demonstrate a strong determination to succeed.In view of this, this paper will attempt to present a theoretical model of the economic and social factors associated with Malay businesswomen in the rural environment. Insights into the influence of socio-economic factors on entrepreneurship is based on a study of 31 Malay rural businesswomen from the District of Pendang, Kedah.This study has shown that a combination of individual needs and experience are not the only reasons why women start their own business ventures. In each case, other events and external factors have catapulted the women into business ownership.Hence this paper has set out theoretical and methodological implications that contribute to our knowledge about the theory of the origins of entrepreneurship among rural businesswomen.
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title A model of the process of women’s entry into business ownership: A study among Malay businesswomen in Malaysia
title_short A model of the process of women’s entry into business ownership: A study among Malay businesswomen in Malaysia
title_full A model of the process of women’s entry into business ownership: A study among Malay businesswomen in Malaysia
title_fullStr A model of the process of women’s entry into business ownership: A study among Malay businesswomen in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed A model of the process of women’s entry into business ownership: A study among Malay businesswomen in Malaysia
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publisher College of Law, Government and International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia
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