Women in entrepreneurship and family businesses : methodological insights to advance research / edited by Helle Neergaard (Professor of Entrepreneurship, School of Business and Social Sciences, University of Aarhus, Denmark) and Naomi Birdthistle (Professor of Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia).

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Neergaard, Helle, editor.
• Birdthistle, Naomi, editor.
• Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Businesswomen.
• Women-owned business enterprises.

Genre:

• Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar, 2025.

Summary:

"This fascinating book illuminates the need for innovative research to better understand women's roles in entrepreneurship and family firms. Underscoring the importance of using diverse methodologies to accurately capture real-world experiences, it explores the corporate challenges women face, such as gender bias and balancing work with family. Women in Entrepreneurship and Family Businesses advocates for the expansion of research into historical contexts using archival and documentary evidence, uncovering the stories of women entrepreneurs of the past. Encouraging engaged scholarship and collaboration with practitioners, editors Helle Neergaard and Naomi Birdthistle emphasize the significance of studying cultural backgrounds that may be unfamiliar to researchers. By pushing the boundaries of traditional research methods, they aim to advance knowledge and support the development of women in entrepreneurial fields. Scholars and students interested in gender studies, qualitative research methods and family business will benefit from this book. It is additionally useful for researchers seeking to identify methodological research gaps in the field"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

• Contents: Foreword / Susan Marlow
• 1. Women in entrepreneurship and family businesses / Helle Neergaard and Naomi Birdthistle
• 2. Mining for gold: What archival research can reveal about women in entrepreneurship and family businesses / Therese Moylan
• 3. Investigating gender-based violence recovery for women: Processes of engagement with the field / Sarah Davis and Breda Kenny
• 4. The aged care industry: The next entrepreneurial frontier for Malaysian women entrepreneurs / Shaista Noor, Filzah Md Isa and Beverley Boden
• 5. Researching women entrepreneurs in male-dominated environments: A feminist life story approach / Constanza Reyes
• 6. Performative narrative analysis: A study of gendered practices in entrepreneurial pitching / Linh Duong
• 7. Interpretative vignette interviewing method: Exploring sensitive topics / Susan Lanz and Rebecca Fakoussa
• 8. Walk before you run: A cautionary experimental vignette methodology tale for family business researchers / Monika Hudson, Jean Santos and Celine Casamina
• 9. Streamlining qualitative approaches for researching women in arab muslim cultures: Making findings relevant, impactful and contributory / Bronwyn P. Wood, Poh Yen Ng and Bettina Lynda Bastian
• 10. Broadening the horizon for gender studies in family business and entrepreneurship research: Qca as an additional approach / Konrad Meisner, Christian Soost, Petra Moog and Juni Mohos
• 11. Mixed methods research involving women in developing contexts: Reflections from tanzania and pakistan / Marta Lindvert
• 12. Women for women: A serendipity-based approach to creating knowledge about female family firm leaders / Elizabeth Bagger, Nadine Kammerlander, Sasha Lund and Doris Sommavilla
• Afterword / Naomi Birdthistle and Helle Neergaard.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781800376427 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.