Wells / Bruchey Women Entrepreneurs

Developing Leadership for Success
Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-1-135-65814-4
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 190 Seiten

Reihe: Garland Studies in Entrepreneurship

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wells, Sandra J.

Bruchey, Stuart

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftswissenschaften: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Part I. The Study Introduction
Background
Purpose of Study
Method and Procedure
Limitations of the Study
Significance of the Study
Definitions of Terms
Summary
Pat II. Review of the Literature
Introduction
Adult Learning
Feminist Research and the Use of Qualitative Methods
Entrepreneurship and Women Entrepreneurs
Women and Leadership
Qualitative Research and Female Entrepreneur Research
Summary
Part III. Methodology of Study
Introduction
The Sample: Who Were the Participants?
Preparation of the Human Instrument: Investigator Preparation
The Interview Protocol
Pilot Study
Data Collection and Analysis
Follow-up With Participant Sub-Sample
Summary
Part IV. The Data
Introduction
Research Protocol
Demographic Data
Formal Education
Business Background
Ethnicity Background
Research Findings
Childhood Experiences
Post-Childhood Experience (Prior to Own Business Startup)
Starting Their Businesses
The Current Role: Woman Business Owner
The Learning Process and Resources
The Continual Process of Learning
Sharing Their Knowledge and Learning from Others
Part V. Discussion of Findings, Conclusions, and Implications of this Study
Discussion of Findings
Research Question 1: What do female entrepreneurs learn and why?
Research Question 2: How do they learn? How is this demonstrated? What methods or processes do they use?
Research Question 3: What resources do they rely upon in their learning endeavors?
Research Question 4: How do they describe their learning?
Research Question 5: What factors affect their learning?
Additional Findings
Conclusion
Implications of this Study
Implications for Future Study
APPENDIX A: Description of the Women Participants
APPENDIX B: Demographics of Participants
APPENDIX C: Interview Guide
APPENDIX D: Categorizing
APPENDIX E: Categories Which Arose from Interview Data
APPENDIX F: Relationship of Units of Analysis and Categories
Bibliography