New Perspectives on Women Entrepreneurs

John E. Butler

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Contents

This volume presents papers offering perspectives on the theme of women entrepreneurs. It is part of a series focusing on research in entrepreneurship and management.

List of Contributors.

Chapter 1. New Perspectives on Women Entrepreneurs: An Introduction; John E. Butler.
Chapter 2. Feminist Theory and the Study of Entrepreneurship; Margaret J. Greer and Patricia G. Greene.
Chapter 3. Comparing Social Feminism and Liberal Feminism: The Case of New Firm Growth; Nancy M. Carter and Mary L. Williams.
Chapter 4. Exploring Leadership Vision: New Perspectives on Women Entrepreneurs and Executives; Barbara Bird and Candida Brush.
Chapter 5. Female Entrepreneurship in Germany: Context, Development and its Reflection in German Media; Leona Achtenhagen and Friederike Welter.
Chapter 6. Women Entrepreneurs: Breaking Through the Glass Barrier; Nan S. Langowitz and Claudia Morgan.
Chapter 7. Women Micro Entrepreneurs in Hong Kong: Balancing the Personal with the Business; Evelyn G. H. Ng and Catherine W. Ng.
Chapter 8. Are the Barriers to Business Start-Up Greater for Female Recent Graduate Entrepreneurs (FRGEs) than Male Recent Graduate Entrepreneurs (MRGEs)?; Richael Connolly, Bill O'Gorman and Joe Bogue.
Chapter 9. Accounting for Change: Professionalism as a Challenge to Gender Disadvantage in Entrepreneurship; Sara Carter and Sue Marlow.
Chapter 10. In Search of a New Celtic Tiger: Female Entrepreneurship in Ireland; Colette Henry and Sarah Kennedy.
Chapter 11. Women Business Owners and Managers in Poland; Richard T. Bliss, Lidija Polutnik and Ewa Lisowska.
Chapter 12. Female Entrepreneurship in Post-Soviet Countries; Friederike Welter, David Smallbone, Elena Aculai, Nina Isakova and Natalja Schakirova.
About the Contributors.