Women entrepreneurship and social capital [[electronic resource] ] : a dialogue and construction / / Iiris Aaltio, Paula Kyr ̲and Elisabeth Sundin, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910459638403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Copenhagen], : Copenhagen Business School Press, c2008
• ISBN: 87-630-9991-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (310 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): Aaltio-MarjosolaIiris; Kyr̲ Paula <1953->; SundinElisabeth
• Disciplina: 338/.04082
• Soggetti: Entrepreneurship; Businesswomen; Women-owned business enterprises; Social capital (Sociology); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Women Entrepreneurship and Social Capital""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Part I Specifics of Women's Entrepreneurship Theory""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction Women Entrepreneurs - Creators and Creations of Social Capital""; ""Gendered Entrepreneurs""; ""Social Capital""; ""Structure of the Book""; ""References""; ""Chapter 2 Entrepreneurship in Organization - Gender and Social Capital""; ""Introduction""; ""Organizational Entrepreneurship and Social Capital""; ""Gender Approach""; ""Gendered Processes of Organizational Entrepreneurship""; ""Organizational Intrapreneurs""; ""How Organizational Entrepreneurship Gathers Prosperity""""Commitment as a Key: Cultures and Identities of Organizations""; ""Stability of Organizational Structure giving Support to Social Capital Accumulation""; ""Discussion and Practical Implications""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 Gender in Entrepreneurship Research: A Critical Look at the Literature ""; ""Introduction""; ""The Literature""; ""Management Style""; ""Performance""; ""Training Needs""; ; ""Networking""; ""Balancing Work and Family""; ""Financing""; ""The Limitations of the Studies""; ""Conclusion""; ""References""; ""Chapter 4 From Marginality to Centre Women's Entrepreneurship Policy Challenges Government's Gender Neutrality in Finland""""Women Entrepreneurship and Equality Problems in Finnish Society""; ""Facts and Specifics of Equality and Women Entrepreneurship""; ""Sectored Differences, Small Firms and Lower Security for Self-Employed Women""; ""Horizontal Segregation""; ""Vertical Segregation""; ""Gender Lenses as Methodological Approach from Marginality to Centre""; ""Gender Lenses to Women Entrepreneurship Research""; ""Reality of Men as the Idol and Bases for Women Entrepreneurship Research""; ""The Comparison Phase, Women Compared to Menâ€?s Reality""""Women Become Visible with their Own Reality""; ""Case Finland: Government Fosters to Break Gender Neutrality""; ""New Demands by the New Act of Equality""; ""The Entrepreneurship Policy Programme in Finland""; ""Gender Specific Activities in Policy Program""; ""Conclusion""; ""Theoretical and Practical Implications""; ""References""; ""Part II Gendered Nature of the Social Capital in Entrepreneurship""; ""Chapter 5 Organisational Entrepreneurs in the Public Sectors - Social Capital and Gender""; ""Introduction""; ""Methodology""; ""The Healthcare Entrepreneur The Person""