Entrepreneurial women in the Caribbean : critical insights and policy implications / / Talia R. Esnard

• Autore: Esnard Talia R.
• Pubblicazione: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2023]; ©2023
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (248 pages)
• Disciplina: 331.4
• Soggetto topico: Businesswomen; Gender identity in the workplace; Sex role in the work environment
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Praise for Entrepreneurial Women in the Caribbean -- Contents -- 1 The Entrepreneurial Imperative: An Interrogation -- Introduction -- Entrepreneurship-Growth Nexus: The Case of Developing Countries -- The Imperative for Women Entrepreneurs -- The Case of Women Entrepreneurs in the Caribbean -- Scope of This Book -- Main Objectives -- Themes of the Book -- Significance of This Work -- Conceptual Terms -- Summary -- References -- 2 Women, Work, and Labor Market Precarity in the Caribbean: A Socio-Historical Perspective -- Introduction -- Pre-Emancipation -- Post-Emancipation -- Pre- and Post-Independence -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Framing Enterprise and Entrepreneurship for Women in the Caribbean: A Meta-Synthesis -- Introduction -- Women's Entrepreneurship: Contexts and Frameworks -- Jamaica -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Barbados -- Achievements, Gaps, and Calls to Action -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Comparative Intersectionality: A Post-structuralist Turn -- Introduction -- Intersectionality -- Intersectionality and Women's Entrepreneurship -- Comparative Intersectionality: A Post-Structuralist Turn -- Narrative Case Study Design -- Sampling and Recruitment -- Methods -- Data Analysis -- Intersectionality, Positionality, and Reflexivity -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 The Case of Entrepreneurial Women in St. Lucia -- Introduction -- Age, Gender, Color, Sexuality, and Segmentation -- Culture, Brand, Innovativeness, and Responsiveness -- Opportunity Cost: Lessons of the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Success: Material and Non-Material Considerations -- Conclusion -- References -- 6 The Case of Entrepreneurial Women in Barbados -- Introduction -- Understanding Positionality: Gender, Prior Exposure, Class Background, and Industry -- Ethno-Racial Identity and Cultural Entrepreneurship. ; Local/Global/White/Black Distinctions -- Defining Success, Scope, and Salability -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 The Case of Entrepreneurial Women in Jamaica -- Harnessing Entrepreneurial Mindsets: Experiential and Structural Considerations -- Social Enterprises for Youth Vulnerability and Employability -- Vision, Access, and Scalability -- Entrepreneurial Success -- Summary -- References -- 8 The Case of Women in Trinidad and Tobago -- Introduction -- Gender, Race, Class, and Color and Business -- Motherhood and Entrepreneurship -- Building the Entrepreneurial Spirit -- Section IV-Defining Success -- Conclusion -- References -- 9 Enterprising and Entrepreneurial Women in the Caribbean: A Comparative Analysis -- Introduction -- Enterprising and/or Entrepreneurial Women -- Giving Voice: Lessons Learnt and Passed on -- Conclusion -- References -- 10 Diversifying Entrepreneurial Pathways: Insights and Policy Implications -- Introduction -- Charting the Way Forward: A Call to Action -- Reframing Enterprise and Entrepreneurship: An Intersectional Perspective -- Research Implications -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Entrepreneurial Women in the Caribbean
• ISBN: 9783031047527; 9783031047510
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910627247803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Palgrave Studies in Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigenization in Business