Tackling a range of issues and theoretical assumptions, Female Enterprise in the New Economy will be of interest to a wide audience in sociology, organizational studies, entrepreneurship studies, public policy, political economy, and women's studies.
Tackling a range of issues and theoretical assumptions, Female Enterprise in the New Economy will be of interest to a wide audience in sociology, organizational studies, entrepreneurship studies, public policy, political economy, and women's studies.
Karen D. Hughes is an associate professor in the Women's Studies Program and an adjunct professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Alberta.
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LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1. Introduction 2. Economic Restructuring and the ‘New’ Canadian Economy 3. Women’s Self-Employment and Small Business Ownership (SE/SBO) 4. Book Outline 1. Researching Women in the Entrepreneurial Economy 2. Data Sources 3. Study Details 4. Introducing the Women 5. Terminology: Self-Employed, Small Business Owners, and Entrepreneurs 6. Women’s Paths into Self-Employment and Small Business 7. What Fuels Self-Employment and Small Business Ownership? 8. Rethinking the Push-Pull Debate 9. Women’s Education and Work Histories 10. Women’s Past Experience with Business Ownership 11. Reasons for Becoming Self-Employed 12. Understanding Pull Factors 13. From Pull to Push 14. Conclusion 15. ‘I Love What I Do!’ Job Satisfaction and the Creation of Meaningful Work 16. ‘I Do Everything’: Daily Work and Rhythms 17. ‘I Just Come in and Live Here!’: Working Hours 18. Job Satisfaction: Canadian and International Trends 19. Job Satisfaction and Job Quality: Sharpening the Picture 20. Excavating Job Satisfaction: The Study 21. Exploring Differences in Job Satisfaction 22. Conclusions 23. Players or Paupers? Income, Job Security, and the Negotiation of Risk 24. Economic Polarization, Self-Employment, and Small Business Ownership 25. The Current Picture: National Trends 26. Income and Economic Security: The Study 27. Exploring Differences in Income and Economic Security 28. Conclusions 29. Building an Entrepreneurial Economy 30. Business Start-up, Expansion, and Growth Women’s Attitudes TowardsBusiness Growth: The Study 31. Training for an Entrepreneurial Economy 32. ‘Policy Limbo’ and the ‘Do It Yourself Safety Net’ 33. Conclusions 34. Conclusions APPENDIX 1: INTERVIEW SCHEDULE APPENDIX 2: SUMMARY SHEET APPENDIX 3: INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS NOTES REFERENCES INDEX
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 1. Introduction 2. Economic Restructuring and the ‘New’ Canadian Economy 3. Women’s Self-Employment and Small Business Ownership (SE/SBO) 4. Book Outline 1. Researching Women in the Entrepreneurial Economy 2. Data Sources 3. Study Details 4. Introducing the Women 5. Terminology: Self-Employed, Small Business Owners, and Entrepreneurs 6. Women’s Paths into Self-Employment and Small Business 7. What Fuels Self-Employment and Small Business Ownership? 8. Rethinking the Push-Pull Debate 9. Women’s Education and Work Histories 10. Women’s Past Experience with Business Ownership 11. Reasons for Becoming Self-Employed 12. Understanding Pull Factors 13. From Pull to Push 14. Conclusion 15. ‘I Love What I Do!’ Job Satisfaction and the Creation of Meaningful Work 16. ‘I Do Everything’: Daily Work and Rhythms 17. ‘I Just Come in and Live Here!’: Working Hours 18. Job Satisfaction: Canadian and International Trends 19. Job Satisfaction and Job Quality: Sharpening the Picture 20. Excavating Job Satisfaction: The Study 21. Exploring Differences in Job Satisfaction 22. Conclusions 23. Players or Paupers? Income, Job Security, and the Negotiation of Risk 24. Economic Polarization, Self-Employment, and Small Business Ownership 25. The Current Picture: National Trends 26. Income and Economic Security: The Study 27. Exploring Differences in Income and Economic Security 28. Conclusions 29. Building an Entrepreneurial Economy 30. Business Start-up, Expansion, and Growth Women’s Attitudes TowardsBusiness Growth: The Study 31. Training for an Entrepreneurial Economy 32. ‘Policy Limbo’ and the ‘Do It Yourself Safety Net’ 33. Conclusions 34. Conclusions APPENDIX 1: INTERVIEW SCHEDULE APPENDIX 2: SUMMARY SHEET APPENDIX 3: INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS NOTES REFERENCES INDEX
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