Female entrepreneurship in Africa: A review, trends, and future research directions

N Ojong, A Simba, LP Dana - Journal of Business Research, 2021 - Elsevier
There has been a significant increase in scholarly literature about female entrepreneurship
in Africa. In order to take stock of the state of female entrepreneurship on that continent, this …

Entrepreneurship education: A systematic literature review of curricula contents and teaching methods

F Sirelkhatim, Y Gangi - Cogent Business & Management, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Entrepreneurship education (EE) is one of the fastest growing fields of education globally,
yet the areas of “what” should be taught in these programmes and “how” to teach them have …

The opportunity not taken: The occupational identity of entrepreneurs in contexts of poverty

AS Shantz, G Kistruck, C Zietsma - Journal of Business Venturing, 2018 - Elsevier
Innovative entrepreneurship is an essential but often missing outcome of poverty alleviation
efforts. This qualitative study set in rural Ghana explores the occupational identity of …

Challenges and opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Botswana: revisiting the role of entrepreneurship education

N Rudhumbu, EC Du Plessis… - Journal of International …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate challenges faced by and opportunities
open to women entrepreneurs in Botswana and how entrepreneurship education can boost …

Bounded entrepreneurial vitality: The mixed embeddedness of female entrepreneurship

T Langevang, KV Gough, PWK Yankson… - Economic …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
abstract Despite the recent increased interest in female entrepreneurs, attention has tended
to focus on dynamic individuals and generic incentives without considering the roles of …

Understanding the role of culture and gender stereotypes in women entrepreneurship through the lens of the stereotype threat theory

K Adom, G Anambane - Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to explore the role of culture and gender stereotypes in the
entrepreneurial journey of women entrepreneurs. It specifically focuses on women …

Struggling with social capital: Pakistani women micro entrepreneurs' challenges in acquiring resources

M Lindvert, PC Patel, J Wincent - Entrepreneurship & Regional …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
A crucial aspect of successful venturing is social capital. In contrast to traditional Western-
oriented research where social capital is construed positively, we found that in the …

Diverging pathways: young female employment and entrepreneurship in sub‐Saharan Africa

T Langevang, KV Gough - The Geographical Journal, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Shrinking public sectors and limited opportunities for gaining formal wage employment in
the private sector have resulted in entrepreneurship being promoted as a means of …

The influence of self-efficacy on entrepreneurial behavior among K-12 teachers

RCA Neto, VP Rodrigues, D Stewart, A Xiao… - Teaching and Teacher …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract This study aimed to:(1) assess the unique contributions of self-efficacy to
entrepreneurial behavior among teachers;(2) identify the best instrument (s) to measure …

Evaluating the motives of informal entrepreneurs in Koforidua, Ghana

K Adom, CC Williams - Journal of developmental entrepreneurship, 2012 - World Scientific
In recent years, there has been growing recognition in the entrepreneurship literature that
many entrepreneurs operate in the informal economy and that not all these informal …