Avec le retour du multipartisme au Cameroun dans les années mil neufcent quatre-vingt-dix, l’État camerounais voit émerger des nouveaux acteursparmi lesquelles les femmes entrepreneures. L’objectif de cette thèse est dedéterminer quels enseignements structurels, les dynamiques sociopolitiquesdes femmes entrepreneures dans la sphère sociopolitique nous livrent sur lefonctionnement du système politique camerounais à l’aune du genre. A traversce questionnement, l’objectif est de voir dans quelle mesure l’entrée desfemmes en général et l’intégration des femmes entrepreneures en particulierdans le système politique entraînent un changement d’ethos de la vie politiquecamerounaise fortement imprégnée de l’ethos de la notabilité-séniorité et de lamasculinité et fortement caractérisée par la gouvernance de la manducation etla politique de l’autoreproduction. / With the return to multi party system in Cameroon in the 1990s,Cameroon’s state witnessed the rise of new players, including womenentrepreneurs. This thesis aims at determining the structural lessons learnedfrom the sociopolitical dynamics of women entrepreneurs in social and politicalsphere about the functioning of Cameroon’s political system with regard togender. Through this inquiry, our goal is to see how the entry of women ingeneral and mainstreaming of women entrepreneurs in particular in the politicalsystem results in a change of ethos on cameroon’s political life which is stronglymarked by the ethos of notability-seniority and manhood and mainlycharacterized by the governance of manducation and policy of self-replication.

本研究以女性經驗的書寫為基本目的，即試圖為一向未受應有重視的女老闆們紀錄下她們的創業過程與生命、心路歷程，並從中分析她們因身為女性而面臨的種種父權阻力、結構與制度上的障礙、以及從中發現她們所具有的「女企業家精神」，最後並企圖探察她們的「女性意識」是否不足，及提出對國家制度與對女老闆和婦運合作的建議。 本研究以十七位女老闆為研究對象，運用質性研究、深度訪談的研究方法進行。研究的基本立場有二，其一是鼓勵女性創業，因為女性創業能使一向經濟弱勢、在職場中又處於不利地位的女性，擁有經濟主權、並免於被雇主剝削；但第二立場是不盲目鼓勵女性的創業，因為女性創業環境中仍存在許多父權、結構性的障礙，在本論文中即企圖揭露這些障礙，以其中的權力分析為工具，喚起想創業、創業中及創業成功的女性，共同以集體力量來破除障礙。 總之，本論文是以女性觀點出發，希望破除一般人對女老闆不具「企業家精神」的迷思，重新評估女老闆們的貢獻與成就，並將「女性商場文化」予以建立及推廣。 目 錄 第一章 緒 論 1 第一節 研究緣起與目的 1 第二節 問題意識與論文架構 4 第三節 文獻回顧 7 一、名詞界定 7 二、女性創業的研究 9 三、英、美有關的文獻 10 四、台灣有關女性創業的文獻 17 第四節 研究方法 19 一、女性主義研究視角 20 二、女性創業家研究方法的探討 22 三、研究設計 24 四、研究者的反思與研究限制 25 第二章 從小女孩到大老闆 30 第一節 基本資料 30 一、年輕的女老闆 32 二、長女的宿命與優勢 33 三、沒有「學以致用」的學歷 35 第二節 成長背景 37 一、家庭中的性別社會化 37 二、企業家父母親的「角色模範」 42 三、求學歷程中的性別思考 44 第三節 創業前的經歷 45 一、脫離父權家庭的開始 45 二、創業前的摸索 47 三、創業前的工作經驗 49 第四節 創業動機 50 一、時勢造「英雌」 54 二、玻璃天花板的限制 56 三、母職以外的天空 59 四、為了減輕原生家庭的經濟負擔 60 五、實現自我的抱負 62 六、繼承的產業 64 第五節 創業類型及歷程簡介 66 一、獨自經營 66 二、夫妻合夥共同經營 70 第三章 父權阻力，無所不在 72 第一節 打入男性商場 74 一、在男性的監視下 74 二、建立可信度 74 三、身體的社會化 77 第二節 男性商場文化 80 一、男性的網絡排除女性的加入 80 二、應酬文化 82 三、女企業家對應酬文化的因應之道 84 第三節 女老闆的婚姻 90 一、不平衡的另一半 91 二、成功的女人背後一定有個扯後腿的男人？！ 92 三、辛苦維持婚姻 97 四、十年抗戰 99 第四節 家務照顧責任的牽絆 100 一、甘願蠟燭兩頭燒 100 二、丈夫的雙重要求 103 三、母職的實踐 105 第五節 事業的代價？ 108 一、事業太忙，沒有時間 110 二、成就太高，沒有「匹配」的對象 111 三、結不結婚無所謂，自己快樂最重要 113 四、還是希望有人來分憂解勞 115 第六節 女性管理的問題 116 一、婦人之仁？ 116 二、「嘸咧甲妳信道」的男下屬 118 三、解決之道 119 第四章 國家與女頭家 122 第一節 創業資金何處籌 122 一、女性缺乏資金 122 二、青輔會創業貸款不利於女性申請之處 123 第二節 信用貸款的取得困難 130 一、銀行不愛跟女性打交道 130 二、與銀行融資受挫的實例 132 第三節 美國政府對女性企業家取得信用貸款、市場及企業擴展的推動 134 一、統籌的單位 135 二、WBE╱MBE法案 136 三、SBA對女性的貸款協助 137 四、銀行與民間社團的合作 138 第四節 諮詢與訓練的提供 139 一、女性對顧問、模範的需求 139 二、美國的相關機構與計劃 141 三、明水育成中心 142 第五節 國家與女頭家的關係 147 第五章 發現女企業家精神 150 第一節 尋求女性觀點的企業家 151 第二節 她們的開創性 154 第三節 「九命怪貓」的毅力 158 第四節 體貼客戶的需求 163 第五節 對員工的照顧 167 一、不重蹈舊老闆的覆轍 169 二、栽培與授權 173 第六節 社會性目標的重視 176 一、重視品質與信譽 176 二、不躁進追求利潤與擴張 178 三、重視公益、回饋社會 179 第七節 對自己專屬事業的價值觀 181 第八節 女性商場文化的建立與推廣 182 第六章 尋找女性意識 185 第一節 女性意識的意義與內涵 185 第二節 女性意識的啟蒙經驗 187 一、國外求學的特殊經歷 187 二、生命重大事件的衝擊 188 第三節 女性意識不足？ 194 一、不談性別問題 194 二、身為女性的「利多」？ 196 三、女性不愛拔擢女同胞？ 198 四、女性缺乏network 203 第四節 女性意識不足的原因 208 一、個人歸因的迷思 209 二、地位的盲點 210 第五節 女人連線力量大──給女企業家的建議 212 第七章 結 論 216 第一節 研究發現與摘要 218 第二節 研究建議 226 一、對政府的建議 222 二、對女性企業家們與婦運策略的建議 226 第三節 後續研究建議 229 附 錄 附錄1 全球女性企業家相關圖表 231 附錄2 女性企業家文獻分類表 238 附錄3 青年創業輔導貸款申請須知 239 附錄4 行政院青年輔導委員會輔導青年創業要點 244 附錄5 青年創業輔導項目 249 附錄6 青年創業資金核貨及獲貨一覽表 250 附錄7 刻板的性別角色描述語 251 附錄8 訪談題綱 252 附錄9 論文訪談對象基本資料整理表 253 參考文獻 一、中文部分 254 二、英文部分 259 三、網路部分 270

1953年中華全國工商業聯合會（工商聯）在中國共產黨授意之下成立，作為中華人民共和國政治協商會議組成的單位，工商聯取代明、清以來的「商會」，成為私營企業主影響政治的主要的政治渠道，更是私營企業主與黨國之間互動關係的「橋樑與紐帶」。隨著中國「非公有制經濟」地位的合法化，工商聯吸引了最有影響力的私營企業主，囊括了最廣闊的社會組織，並透過工商聯系統所建立起網絡關係，發展為國內外商會往來之間最主要的管道。權威性的政經地位與廣大的影響力，促使工商聯佔據地方政經網絡的樞紐位置，成為地方網絡「結構洞」中的橋樑。 　　本論文企圖解釋中國社會組織與私營經濟發展間的邏輯關係，以及社會資本（social capital）對於私營企業主企業經營的重要性。後社會主義時期，中國從再分配（redistribution）經濟往市場經濟轉型的過程中，社會資本作為計畫經濟官僚幹部資源分配的主要依據，將持續發揮作用，成為私營企業經營成功的關鍵所在，而隨著私營經濟逐漸形成的社團與中介組織，就成為企業主建構社會網絡累積社會資本最主要的場域。因此，本論文以私營企業主做為觀察的主要對象，分析私營企業主參與社會組織的動力問題，並以最具有政治、經濟與民間代表性的「中華全國工商業聯合會」，作為實際觀察的社會組織。 / Guanxi capital under socialism has been the critical determining criteria of resource redistribution in China, but how it evolves in the postsocialist era has not been well understood. This paper intends to examine the impact of guanxi capital on success achievements of private enterprises. The author shows that the market reform has not made the significance of guanxi capital decline but institutionalized “guanxi” in business associations. Examining the most important private business association, All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC) in China, the purpose of this paper is to explore the incentive structure of private entrepreneurs' participation in business associations. I argue that the ACFIC has become the efficient and effective bridge in private entrepreneurs' structural holes so private entrepreneurs with ACFIC membership can maximize their opportunities by the information and control benefits. Besides, ACFIC is one of the “basic components” of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. The endorsement of CCP leads ACFIC to the top in China's administrative hierarchy of private business associations. The representative position provides private entrepreneurs institutional route to negotiate the party state, local government and local cadres for their businesses. Based on the field study in Wenzhou, Zhejiang and Honghe, Yunnan, the business network surrounding ACFIC and private entrepreneurs' strategies of accumulating social capital in ACFIC will be analyzed.

司馬遷的經濟思想是反對漢武帝中央集權下「與民爭利」的對撞產物。武帝為政時期，發動頻繁的漢匈戰役，致使國庫空虛，財政大臣桑弘羊便開設一系列增稅、鹽鐵官營、均輸平準與幣制改革等相關政策來因應。然這些措施，短時間內能增豐國庫，但長期執行時會減弱國家的競爭力，因此司馬遷提出「善者因之，其次利道之，其次教誨之，其次整齊之，最下者與之爭」的善因論，即自由經濟主張。 司馬遷認為追求利益是人之本性，也是亂源的開始，唯有讓人民的趨利性合理化，同時以禮義教化人民，才能營造一個富而好禮的社會，故富裕是穩定社會秩序的基礎。唯有讓經濟領導政治，才是長期保有國家競爭力的良策。至於該如何提倡自由經濟？司馬遷認為應從重視商業活動開始，讓商業探測市場需求，來帶動其他產業的產能。他對政治家范蠡與民間企業家白圭兩人相當推崇，佩服他們治國或是治家的本領。他認同白圭所說，治生有方的人需具備「智、勇、仁、彊」的人格特質，故將春秋戰國與西漢前期，一些具有這些特質的富商大賈，選入〈貨殖列傳〉，給予「素封」的封號，認為這群貨殖人物，不靠爵位、仕途，憑自己的巧智與努力，享有不輸君王般的富貴與尊榮。 司馬遷因遭遇李陵之禍，在「家貧，貨賂不足以自贖」的窘境下，被處以宮刑。他省思當朝的財經政策，諸多策略是應戰爭需求而籌措的經費，而他遭遇宮刑不就是因為漢匈對戰，才引發的連鎖效應嗎？這層層的思考，啟動他對政治、經濟議題的敏銳思維，他把這些歷史寫入〈平準書〉中，大談武帝在位期間的重要財政改革，又在《史記》之末書寫〈貨殖列傳〉，將治生有方的良賈事蹟，寫入史書，樹立貨殖人物的典範，以供後世參考，期許每人都能用財自衛不被侵犯。 司馬遷是中國史上第一個將民間企業的活動寫入史書的史學家，從他撰寫的角度可知他見證到國家在寬鬆制度下的市場活力，當國家對財經制度的掌控越低，越能產生一些優秀的貨殖家。 司馬遷身處西漢時代，他已嗅到戰國時期商業興盛的氣息，藉著早年遊走大江南北的旅遊經歷，對秦時已開發的水利工程，促進區域經濟的發展，感觸甚深。他體悟到都會地區的經營能帶動文化事業的發展，故好好經營城市，讓文明的輻射源，從城市往外拓展，便能提升人的精神層次。 綜觀司馬遷談經濟議題，其終極目標是想推行仁政，他感受到國家執行的每一財經措施，無不影響人民的生活品質，認為經濟是民生大事也是國家大事，施政者需體會到唯有民富才能國富。 / Sima Qian's economic thought was the product of the collision which the country competed with the people for the interest. It was also the product that opposed to Han Dynasty’s centralization. During his reign of Emperor Wu-ti, he launched frequent campaigns and resulted in the void of the state treasury. The Minister of the Finance, Sang Hong Yang, set up a series of polices related to tax increases, government-run salt, public procurement and stabilizing prices to cope with it. However, these measures could only increase the nation’s wealth in a short time, they would weaken the country's competitiveness in a long-term. So, Sima Qian put forward “The Economic theory of Shan Yin.” The best way to improve the economic was to follow the free market; the second was to guide the people; the third was to teach them; the forth was to restrict them with the law; and the fifth was to compete the profit with people. Sima Qian thought that the pursuit of interest was human’s nature, but it also was the source of society’s chaos in the beginning. Only when people made the profit to be rationalized, and people be taught with the manner and rituals did government make a rich, propriety society, and ethical society. Therefore, richness was the foundation for a stable society and country. The best policy for the country to maintain the long-term national competition was to let the economics lead the politics. As for how to promote the free economy? He thought that the government could attach importance to business activities to let commerce explore the market demand and boost the production capacity of other industries. He highly praised both two people (politicians, Fan Li and private entrepreneur, Bai Gui). He admired them for their abilities of statecraft and managing the household. He agreed what Bai Gui said, “The one who maintained livelihood in the right way needed to has wisdom, courage, benevolence, and perseverance personality.” By choosing some wealthy merchants who met with these genius as the paradigm in Spring and Autumn Period Warring States and early Western Han Dynasty, he booked them into the “Huo Zhi Biography” in Shihchi ; and gave them the title of Su-Feng ( powerful person without the title of nobility). According to Sima Qian’s opinion, they didn’t rely on the birth of nobility and official career. They depended on their own ingenuity and hard work to obtain the upper position of dignitary and wealth as kings. Sima Qian suffered implication by vindicating for Li Ling who had surrendered in the war ,and was punished to be castrated because he couldn’t afford to pay for the ransom. After that, He stated to make the reflection about the country’s finical policy and found out that a lot of tactics of fund-raising were merely for the war. His personal suffering (being castrated) was the best evidence to prove one of the Chain Reaction of results that caused by launching the campaign with its enemy-Hsiungnu in Western Han Dynasty . These clues helped him to light up his keen thought about politics and economic issues ,and record these history in the “Book of Stabilized Prize” in Shihchi. He discussed about the importance of fiscal reform during the reign of the Emperor Wu-ti in Western Han-Dynasty and put the“ Huo Zhi Biography” in Shihchi. He wrote down the stories of the Business men who held livelihood in the right way in the history ,and set up the pattern of “Huo Zhi Biography” for the reference of the latter generation. He hoped that each person could use the wealth as the self-defense weapon and not to be encroached by other people or countries. Sima Qian was the first Historian who had recorded the activities of the private enterprises of the ancient China on the book in the official history. From his point of view, we might learn that he had witnessed the market vitality under loose system. When a country takes the loose policies to the finance and economics system, some outstanding entrepreneurs will be developed. Though, Sima Qian was born in Western Han Dynasty, he had become aware of the messages of commercial prosperity in the Warring States period. By taking the trips around, he gained some travel experiences ,and had a great stirring of emotion about the Hydraulic engineering that had been constructed in former Qin Dynasty. For it could promote regional economic development. He figured out that if the government managed the Metropolitan areas well, it could prosper cultural establishment. Therefore, to operate the city well is the good way to let the source of the civilized radiation explore everywhere and upgrade the level of human’s spirit. To sum up, the goal of Sima Qian’s economics issues is trying to carry out the policy of benevolence and good administration. He thought that the implementation of financial measures would all affect people's quality of life. In addition, the economics was a great event for both people and the country. It not only influenced people’s livelihood but power of a nation. The governor needed to understand that only when people were rich, the country could be powerful.

Ce dépôt correspond à l'ensemble du "mémoire inédit" du dossier d'habilitation à diriger des recherches dont le titre général est "Dirigeants d'entreprise et élites économiques en France et en Allemagne au XXe siècle. Formations, trajectoires individuelles et stratégies des firmes". Il comporte également un "mémoire de synthèse" dont le titre est "De la sociologie à la prosopographie historique des élites : regards croisés sur la France et l'Allemagne" (158 p.) et un recueil de 23 articles publiés. Le mémoire inédit est une étude dont le corpus statistique principal porte sur 194 dirigeants (présidents, administrateurs délégués, PDG et directeurs généraux) de 21 grandes entreprises industrielles françaises entre 1914 et 1966. Il est complété de manière ponctuelle par de nombreux prolongements dans d'autres secteurs, en amont et en aval dans le temps (avec notamment des contrepoints pour le temps présent à la fin de chaque chapitre) et sur des populations dirigeantes élargies. Sont successivement étudiés, dans une première partie consacrée aux modes de gouvernance, la répartition des fonctions dirigeantes (chapitre 1), l'importance des logiques familiales (chapitre 2), les conditions d'accès, d'exercice et de sortie des fonctions dirigeantes (chapitre 3) et, dans une seconde partie consacrée aux trajectoires et au recrutement, la fermeture scolaire du recrutement (chapitre 4), le poids des grands corps (chapitre 5) et l'origine sociale entre reproduction et ascension (chapitre 6).

<p>The purpose of this study is to gain understanding of how self employed entrepreneurs (hereafter referred to as “entrepreneurs”) develop their competence based on their perceived learning space. The main question is: How do these entrepreneurs develop their competence based on their perceived learning space? Other questions relevant for the study are: How important is the social environment for these entrepreneurs and how do they interact with their social environment in order to develop their competence. The study has a qualitative approach. Semi-structured interviews with six entrepreneurs were conducted, during March and April 2008. The main finding of this study is the process by which the entrepreneurs develop their competence based on their perceived learning space. This is done through interaction with the entrepreneurs’ social environment. With a specific work task in mind, the entrepreneur evaluates his/her own competence in order to solve the task at hand, and in parallell search for the needed competence in his/her social environment. The social environment is therefore found to be very important to the entrepreneurs in the study. The active and conscious interactions lead to learning and in turn to development of the individual competence. This approach is essential for the entrepreneur to keep up-to-date and to stay attractive on the work market. Another finding in the study is how the entrepreneurs are forced to be more selective in the development of their competence, compared to a traditional employee, i.e. the entrepreneur needs to be more aware of whether he or she will gain anything from engaging in the specific activity. The responsibility for development of the individual competence lies solely on the entrepreneur. The development of the competence is however not separated from the overall responsibility of the business, but can be seen as part of the daily work.</p>

There has been a rapid increase in the number of women entrepreneurs during the last decade. Yet, the number is still rather low why the Swedish Government is performing encouraging efforts. The encouragement of female‟s entrepreneurship is a necessity since women account for a rather new group of entrepreneurs who contributes to the growth of the economy. For most entrepreneurs, the success or failure depends on the ability to create a network of support and access to external capital. Previous research has shown that women entrepreneurs have a harder time to access external capital. These researchers have, however, mostly focused on individual traits and through these explained the financial situation of women entrepreneurs. This research, on the contrary, adopts a sociological research perspective where the everyday experiences of women entrepreneurs are emphasized. The purpose of this study is to understand and describe the financial situations faced by women entrepreneurs within the region of Jönköping. This will be achieved by examining the women‟s experiences in asking for banks‟ capital and the perceptions of the banks in supplying the capital. The study takes on an ethnomethodological research approach and applies a narrative data collection method. Due to the adopted ethnomethodological perspective, the study engages in the mapping of the everyday reality of the researched participants. The narrative data collection method allows the participants to express their stories and experiences. On the basis of an a priori model, the narratives were systematically studied and the financial situation of women entrepreneurs analyzed. The study applies a micro- and a macro analysis under which narratives of two different structures are examined. The micro analysis takes account of the narratives produced by the researched participants without involving any theory. It is found that the women entrepreneurs‟ narratives are more varied and action-oriented whereas the narratives of banks are more conformative and gen-eral. The macro analysis puts the narratives into a broader framework by in-volving both earlier research and a theory developed by Bourdieu. This analysis contributes to an understanding of that the social setting affects the structure, rules and norms of the entrepreneurial field. This may act as hin-ders for women entrepreneurs in terms of accessing capital, networking and overall feeling exhorted to be entrepreneurs. Hence, the reality of women entrepreneurs can be argued to be socially constructed where the women are unfairly seen through influenced eyes.

New Economic Geography (NEG) models do not typically account for the presence of regions other than the ones involved in the integration process. We explore such a possibility in a Footloose Entrepreneur (FE) model aiming at studying the stability properties of long-run industrial location equilibria. We consider a world economy composed by a customs union of two regions (regions 1 and 2) and an "outside region" which can be regarded as the rest of the world (region 3). The effects of economic integration on industrial agglomeration within the customs union are studied under the assumption of a constant distance between the customs union itself and the third region. The results show that higher economic integration does not always implies the standard result of full agglomeration of FE models. This incomplete agglomeration outcome is due to the fact that the periphery region keeps a share of industrial activities in order to satisfy a share of "external demand". That is, the deindustrialization process brought about by economic integration in the periphery of the union is mitigated by the demand of consumers living in the rest of the world. In general, the market size of the third region affects the number of the long-run equilibria, as well as their stability properties. In addition to the standard outcomes of FE models, we describe the existence of two asymmetric equilibria characterised by unequal distribution of firms between regions 1 and 2, with no full agglomeration though. Interestingly, these equilibria are stable and therefore can be regarded as a likely long-run equilibrium state of the economy. (author's abstract) / Series: Department of Economics Working Paper Series

La presència de les dones emprenedores a l' àmbit empresarial cada vegada va en augment y amb allò, l' interès per conèixer més sobre aquest potencial col·lectiu i els resultats que tenen les empreses que creen. D'una banda, els estudis publicats fins ara se centren en la seva majoria en països anglosaxons, per això existeix una necessitat per conèixer com és aquest col·lectiu en països amb cultura diferent. D'altra banda, existeix debat sobre els resultats de les mateixes per això es fa també necessari considerar aspectes nous en la valoració d'aquest tipus d' empreses. El present treball planteja l' objectiu de determinar l' influència dels factors del procés de creació d'empreses en els resultats de les empreses noves creades per dones. Això, a fi d'explicar alguna variació en els resultats d' aquestes empreses. L'estudi se centra a Espanya i en específic l' objecte d'estudi són empreses noves creades i dirigides per dones ubicades a les ciutats urbanes més grans d'Espanya (amb una població més gran de 500.000 habitants), que són: Barcelona, Madrid, Màlaga, Sevilla, València i Saragossa. Es realitza una revisió d' estudis empírics sobre l' activitat emprenedora femenina publicats i una perspectiva de l'activitat empresarial de dones a Espanya. S' analitzen diverses aportacions teòriques i empíriques referents a l' avaluació dels resultats d'empreses noves. Amb això, construir un marc conceptual que conjuga aquests temes i descriu els factors del procés de creació d'empreses que poden influir en els resultats d'aquest col·lectiu. La metodologia i disseny de l' investigació es basa en l'aplicació a emprenedores fundadores i dirigents de la seva empresa d'un qüestionari per correu postal a una mostra de 253 empreses, equivalent a una taxa de resposta del 22,33%. La qual, és considerada molt alta per a aquest tipus de qüestionaris i Espanya. Dit qüestionari d'elaboració pròpia identifica els factors que poden influir en els resultats d'una empresa nova. El model d' investigació va ser contrastat i provat mitjançant el mètode de regressió lineal per a les variables continues la família, objectius empresarials i resultats de les empreses i, els mètodes no-paramètrics dels Mann-Whitney i Kolgomorov-Smirov per a les variables dicotòmiques pla d'empresa, experiència professional i institucions externes . Els resultats mostren que el perfil soci demogràfic de les emprenedores espanyoles correspon al de països amb alts ingressos només amb petites diferències en el nivell educatiu i l' edat que són una mica més altes. Hi ha evidència significativa de l'efecte positiu que tenen els objectius empresarials perseguits per la emprenedora i el suport brindat per la seva família sobre els resultats de les seves empreses. També, es corrobora de manera parcial l'efecte positiu de les relacions amb institucions externes. En canvi, les variables d'experiència professional i pla d'empresa tenen un efecte nul. Aquesta investigació s'inscriu dintre d'un corrent de treballs empírics que estudien l'activitat del female entrepreneurship i, pretén ser una aportació que permeti ampliar el coneixement existent i pugui conduir a futures investigacions sobre aquest col·lectiu. / La presencia de las mujeres emprendedoras en el ámbito empresarial cada vez va en aumento y con ello, el interés por conocer mas acerca de este potencial colectivo y de los resultados que tienen las empresas que crean. Por un lado, los estudios publicados hasta ahora se centran en su mayoría en países anglosajones, por lo que existe una necesidad por conocer como es este colectivo en pasíses con cultura diferente. Por otro lado, existe debate sobre los resultados que tienen este tipo de empresas por lo que se hace también necesario considerar aspectos nuevos en la valoración de estas empresas. El presente trabajo plantea el objetivo de determinar la influencia de factores del proceso de creación de empresas en los resultados de las nuevas empresas creadas por mujeres. Esto, con el fin de explicar alguna diferenciación en los resultados de estas empresas. El estudio se centra en España y en específico el objeto de estudio son las nuevas empresas creadas y dirigidas por mujeres ubicadas en las ciudades urbanas más grandes de España (con una población mayor a los 500.000 habitantes), que son: Barcelona, Madrid, Málaga, Sevilla, Valencia y Zaragoza. Se realiza una revisión de estudios empíricos sobre la actividad emprendedora femenina publicados y una perspectiva de la actividad empresarial de mujeres en España. Se analizan diversas aportaciones teóricas y empíricas referentes a la evaluación de los resultados de nuevas empresas. Para así, construir un marco conceptual que conjunta estos temas y describe los factores del proceso de creación de empresas que pueden influir en los resultados de este colectivo. La metodología y diseño de la investigación está basada en la aplicación de un cuestionario por correo postal a una muestra de 253 emprendedoras fundadoras y dirigentes de su empresa, con una tasa de respuesta del 22,33%. La cual, es considerada muy alta para este tipo de cuestionarios y España. Dicho cuestionario de elaboración propia identifica los factores que pueden influir en los resultados de una nueva empresa. El modelo de investigación fue contrastado y probado mediante el método de regresiones lineales para las variables continuas la familia, objetivos empresariales y resultados de las empresas y, los métodos no-paramétricos de Mann-Whitney y Kolgomorov-Smirov para las variables dicotómicas plan de empresa, experiencia profesional e instituciones externas . Los resultados muestran que el perfil sociodemográfico de las emprendedoras españolas corresponde al de países con altos ingresos solo con pequeñas diferencias en el nivel educativo y la edad que son un poco más altas. Hay evidencia significativa del efecto positivo que tienen los objetivos empresariales perseguidos por la emprendedora y el apoyo brindado de su familia sobre los resultados de sus empresas. También, se corrobora de manera parcial el efecto positivo de las relaciones con instituciones externas. En cambio, son nulos los efectos de las variables experiencia profesional y plan de empresa. Esta investigación se inscribe dentro de una corriente de trabajos empíricos que estudian la actividad del female entrepreneurship y, pretende ser una aportación que permita ampliar el conocimiento existente y pueda conducir a futuras investigaciones sobre este colectivo. / The presence of female entrepreneurs in the business world is increasingly growing together with the interest in learning more about this potential collective and the performance of businesses that create. On the one hand, the studies published so far are mostly focused on Anglo-Saxon countries, so that there is a need to learn more about this group in countries with different culture. On the other hand, due to an existing debate about the performance of this kind of ventures, it is also necessary to consider new aspects for the valuation of these businesses. The current dissertation aims at determining the influence of factors of business creation process in the performance of new businesses created by women. This in order to explain some differences in the performance of these ventures. The study focuses on Spain and its specific object are the new companies run by women and located in the largest urban cities in Spain (with a population greater than 500,000), which are: Barcelona, Madrid, Málaga, Sevilla, Valencia and Zaragoza. A literature review of empirical studies published about female entrepreneurship and a perspective of this activity in Spain are realized. A range of theoretical and empirical contributions relating to the new businesses performance's evaluation are analysed. The purpose is to build a conceptual framework that brings together these issues and describes the factors in the process of venture creation that may influence the performance of this collective. The methodology and research design are based on the application of a questionnaire by mail to a sample of 253 women entrepreneurial founders and managers of his own business. The response rate was of 22.33%, which is considered very high for this type of questionnaire and Spain. Such a specifically designed questionnaire identifies the factors that may influence the performance of a new business. The research model was contrasted and tested through linear regression model for the continuous variables -family, business goals and business performance- and non-parametric methods Mann-Whitney and Kolgomorov-Smirov for dichotomous variables -business plan, professional experience and external institutions-. The results show that sociodemographic profile of Spanish female entrepreneurs is similar to the high income countries only with small differences in educational level and age that are a bit higher. There is a significant evidence of positive effect that corporate objectives pursued by the female entrepreneurs and the support of their families have on their businesses performance. Furthermore, the positive effect of relations with external institutions is partially corroborated. Whereas the effects of professional experience and business plan variables are null. This research falls into a series of empirical studies on female entrepreneurship activity, it is meant to contribute to widen the current knowledge and can lead to future research on this collective.

<p>There has been a rapid increase in the number of women entrepreneurs during the last decade. Yet, the number is still rather low why the Swedish Government is performing encouraging efforts. The encouragement of female‟s entrepreneurship is a necessity since women account for a rather new group of entrepreneurs who contributes to the growth of the economy. For most entrepreneurs, the success or failure depends on the ability to create a network of support and access to external capital. Previous research has shown that women entrepreneurs have a harder time to access external capital. These researchers have, however, mostly focused on individual traits and through these explained the financial situation of women entrepreneurs. This research, on the contrary, adopts a sociological research perspective where the everyday experiences of women entrepreneurs are emphasized.</p><p>The purpose of this study is to understand and describe the financial situations faced by women entrepreneurs within the region of Jönköping. This will be achieved by examining the women‟s experiences in asking for banks‟ capital and the perceptions of the banks in supplying the capital.</p><p>The study takes on an ethnomethodological research approach and applies a narrative data collection method. Due to the adopted ethnomethodological perspective, the study engages in the mapping of the everyday reality of the researched participants. The narrative data collection method allows the participants to express their stories and experiences.</p><p>On the basis of an a priori model, the narratives were systematically studied and the financial situation of women entrepreneurs analyzed. The study applies a micro- and a macro analysis under which narratives of two different structures are examined. The micro analysis takes account of the narratives produced by the researched participants without involving any theory. It is found that the women entrepreneurs‟ narratives are more varied and action-oriented whereas the narratives of banks are more conformative and gen-eral. The macro analysis puts the narratives into a broader framework by in-volving both earlier research and a theory developed by Bourdieu. This analysis contributes to an understanding of that the social setting affects the structure, rules and norms of the entrepreneurial field. This may act as hin-ders for women entrepreneurs in terms of accessing capital, networking and overall feeling exhorted to be entrepreneurs. Hence, the reality of women entrepreneurs can be argued to be socially constructed where the women are unfairly seen through influenced eyes.</p>