Leadership and Entrepreneurial Choices: Understanding the Motivational Dynamics of Women Entrepreneurs in Iran
Merits,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
5(1), С. 1 - 1
Опубликована: Янв. 9, 2025
This
study
explores
the
motivations
and
constraints
of
Iranian
women
entrepreneurs
within
a
restrictive
socioeconomic
cultural
landscape.
It
adopts
qualitative
approach
utilizes
semi-structured
interviews
to
investigate
complex
interplay
between
financial
limitations,
gender
biases,
regulatory
challenges
face.
These
findings
underscore
importance
resilience,
adaptability,
creativity
for
entrepreneurial
success.
Women
in
Iran
adopt
incremental
growth
strategies,
utilize
digital
platforms
market
access,
cultivate
informal
networks
manage
risks
scale
their
ventures.
They
also
creatively
integrate
family
responsibilities
into
business
models,
highlighting
shaping
activities.
The
concept
adaptation
was
introduced
illustrate
how
restructure
operations
comply
with
stringent
government
regulations
while
sustaining
growth.
emotional
burden
navigating
these
hurdles
is
evident,
emphasizing
need
support
mechanisms
that
address
mental
health
well-being.
Policy
implications
are
discussed,
enhancements
equality,
entrepreneurship,
recommended.
contributes
entrepreneurship
theory
by
understanding
sociocultural
contexts
influence
women’s
activities
resilience
strategies.
Язык: Английский
The role of assertiveness, family dynamics and cohesion in women-led dairy farm performance
Journal of Family Business Management,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Фев. 18, 2025
Purpose
This
study
explored
the
role
of
assertiveness,
family
satisfaction,
and
support
in
enhancing
farm
performance
women-led
dairy
farms,
with
cohesion
as
a
mediating
variable.
It
explores
how
these
elements
interact
within
socioeconomic
contexts,
where
patriarchal
norms
resource
constraints
are
prevalent.
Design/methodology/approach
employed
structural
equation
Modelling
(SEM)
which
involved
quantitative
approach
through
structured
questionnaire
330
target
respondents
using
five-point
Likert
scale.
is
based
on
registered
farmers
rural
Bihar.
The
data
were
analyzed
SmartPLS
4
model
applying
bootstrapping
to
examine
Family
Cohesion’s
direct
mediation
effects
between
variables.
Findings
findings
emphasize
critical
assertiveness
fostering
open
communication
decision-making
settings,
enhances
productivity.
satisfaction
key
drivers
cohesion,
creating
emotionally
stable
collaborative
environments
essential
for
successful
operations.
also
confirms
that
mediates
relationship
support,
performance.
Originality/value
contributes
systems
theory
by
identifying
pivotal
factor
leadership
dynamics
agricultural
enterprises.
underscores
potential
empowering
women
training
mechanisms,
thus
providing
framework
policymakers
stakeholders
foster
sustainable
development
sectors.
offers
actionable
insights
into
improving
gender
equity
agriculture,
implications
similar
socio-economic
settings
globally.
Язык: Английский
We Can and Must Empower Women to Thrive Through Destination Crisis: A Study of Women’s Entrepreneurial Resilience in the Tourism Sector
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
17(6), С. 2389 - 2389
Опубликована: Март 9, 2025
This
study
examines
the
impacts
of
women’s
social,
political,
and
psychological
empowerment
on
their
participation
in
civil
societies
further
its
entrepreneurial
resilience.
employed
quantitative
approach,
data
were
collected
through
surveys,
which
later
analyzed
with
Smart
PLS
4.
study’s
findings
revealed
mixed
results.
The
social
resilience
significant.
political
insignificant.
occurrence
disasters
is
common
tourist
destinations,
several
studies
have
investigated
it.
However,
ripple
women
has
not
been
thoroughly
investigated,
specifically
Asian
context.
Язык: Английский
Unveiling the untapped potential: a comprehensive review of performance in women-owned firms
Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
14(1)
Опубликована: Март 17, 2025
Язык: Английский
“She” power: role transition and self-empowerment of women in rural tourism
Journal of Sustainable Tourism,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 19
Опубликована: Окт. 21, 2024
It
is
widely
believed
that
participation
in
tourism
empowers
women,
particularly
by
providing
direct
employment
and
income
generation.
However,
this
perspective
frequently
overlooks
women's
agency
self-actualization.
This
study
examines
the
Tingsong
Cultural
Community
(TCC)
northeast
China,
integrating
self-empowerment
with
role
theory
to
focus
on
female
tourism.
Utilizing
multiple
data
collection
strategies,
both
primary
secondary
were
gathered
between
July
2019
December
2022.
Through
inductive
thematic
analysis,
research
unpacks
transitions
of
Chinese
rural
women
within
practices
dynamics
self-empowerment.
The
findings
reveal
that:
(1)
transition
a
dynamic
process
involving
exploration,
identification,
obligation,
marked
an
enhanced
sense
self-empowerment;
(2)
arises
from
awareness
interaction,
benefiting
economic,
cultural,
subjective
dimensions;
(3)
external
support
essential
for
empowerment,
ideally
starting
vulnerable
individuals
allow
develop
organically.
refines
concepts
while
establishing
relationship
self-empowerment,
contributing
existing
knowledge.
practical
implications
related
investment,
endogenous
development,
digital
engagement
are
insightful
sustainability
similar
destinations.
Язык: Английский
Women’s Network Resource Acquisition in Informal Rural Entrepreneurship: A Developed View of Opportunity versus Necessity Dichotomy
Journal of Travel Research,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Дек. 9, 2024
This
study
explores
the
inherent
interdependencies
between
microfinance
social
enterprises
and
two
groups
of
women
informal
farm
entrepreneurs
tourism
in
four
impoverished
rural
regions
Iran.
Using
a
qualitative
constructivist
grounded
theory
methodology,
findings
suggest
that
tend
to
engage
greater
coexistence
weak
vertical
horizontal
ties.
In
contrast,
primarily
develop
strong
Consequently,
members
group
have
opportunities
access
diverse
range
resources,
placing
them
more
advantageous
position
along
opportunity–necessity
entrepreneurship
continuum.
Guided
by
network
approach
combined
with
structuration
theory,
this
develops
theoretical
model
illustrates
how
these
differently
cope
gender
constraints
grow
their
businesses.
The
highlight
need
for
tailored
strategies
policies
empower
various
subsistence
entrepreneurs.
Язык: Английский