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what drives women into entrepreneurship? : A study of women's motivation to be entrepreneurs in Southwestern Finland

<p>With high recognized importance of women and entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurship has been attached almost everywhere, and the connection between motivation and venture creation is discussed among women in small businesses.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Purpose</strong></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>To reflect the determinants of being a women entrepreneur based on an integrated framework from psychology, sociology, and economics.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Method </strong></p><p><strong> </strong>Qualitative research is used. Interview and observation are conducted with five women entrepreneurs, face-to-face, understanding the complex, personal topics about their businesses motivation.</p><p><strong><strong><p>Conclusions</p><p> </p></strong></strong>Entrepreneurs are motivated into entrepreneurship for different factors; in this study, we examined background, personal and situational factors. Motivation to entrepreneurship should research on individual level, including different scientific and environmental approaches, because the final decision to become motivated into entrepreneurship is made on individual level.</p>

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:hj-9403
Date January 2007
CreatorsQian, Fang, Luoma, Anina
PublisherJönköping University, JIBS, Centre for Innovation Systems, Entrepreneurship and Growth, Jönköping University, JIBS, Centre for Innovation Systems, Entrepreneurship and Growth
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, text

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