Gender and entrepreneurship a multilevel theory and analysis /

This book examines three distinct contributions to the study of entrepreneurship. Firstly, it contributes to both sociological and institutional theories of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur. Secondly, it presents a cross-national comparative framework for the multilevel analysis of entrepreneur...

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Main Author: Elam, Amanda Brickman.
Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham [England] ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2008.
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Online Access:https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781847208293.xml
Summary:This book examines three distinct contributions to the study of entrepreneurship. Firstly, it contributes to both sociological and institutional theories of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur. Secondly, it presents a cross-national comparative framework for the multilevel analysis of entrepreneurship. Finally, this book produces a key multilevel finding with regard to the importance of national gender beliefs for the likelihood of business creation among both men and women.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 122 p.) : ill.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-118) and index.
ISBN:9781781007679 (e-book)