Essays about: "Women entrepreneurship"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 99 essays containing the words Women entrepreneurship.

  1. 16. Here's my pitch deck, so call me maybe? Exploring drivers behind the gender gap in venture capital in Sweden and the U.S.

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Lovisa Lindgren; Christopher Doyle; [2022]
    Keywords : Gender; Diversity; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Networks;

    Abstract : Despite initiatives to promote gender diversity in recent years, to this day, an unanswered question in the entrepreneurial domain is why male founders tend to receive more venture capital funding than their female counterparts worldwide. The phenomenon of the 'gender funding gap', also persists in developed countries such as, the U.S. and Sweden. READ MORE

  3. 17. What matters in the economic integration of foreign-born women? : A development of the ‘mixed embeddedness’ model for female immigrant entrepreneurs

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Frida Bergström; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the economic integration of female immigrant entrepreneurs on a micro-level. This is done by employing the model of ‘mixed embeddedness’, created by Kloosterman et al. (1999), which states that immigrant entrepreneurs are embedded in an institutional, social and financial context. READ MORE

  4. 18. Post-COVID Potentials in Mental Health & Wellness Entrepreneurship

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Katalin Vikuk; Pakjira Matanom; [2022]
    Keywords : Mental Health Tech; entrepreneurial motivation; stimulating factors; ecosystem; mental health.; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : We aimed to map out the landscape of the Swedish mental health and wellness technology market in order to show that there is a growing community of mental health entrepreneurs focused on innovation, particularly in post-covid times. Prior to our work, the Swedish Mental Health Tech sector had not been mapped out or explored. READ MORE

  5. 19. Women's Social Entrepreneurship in Gaza Strip: Experiences, Motivations and Challenges

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Amira ElAlami; Sehrish Zullfiqar; [2022]
    Keywords : Social Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurship in Gaza Strip; Women Social Entrepreneurs Challenges; Women Social Entrepreneurs’ Motives; Women Social Entrepreneurs’ Experience; Contextualizing Women Entrepreneurs; Social Mission; Sustainable Profit; Social Change;

    Abstract : This thesis research concerns women’s social entrepreneurship in Gaza Strip. Itsmain purpose is to provide a better understanding of how women socialentrepreneurs experience social entrepreneurship in Gaza Strip. Also, it digs deepinto their motives and challenges. The main methodological approach is thenarrative approach. READ MORE

  6. 20. The Female Retailer, a Woman Amongst Men : An Interview Study about Women’s Advancement within ICA

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Umeå centrum för genusstudier (UCGS)

    Author : Britta Elsert Gynning; [2022]
    Keywords : Gendered organizations; Gendered structures; ICA; Leadership construction; Entrepreneurship.;

    Abstract : This study explores attitudes and constructions regarding the low number of female entre- preneurs within the Swedish grocery retailer company ICA. Through interviews and a focus group with women within ICA as well as a thematic analysis, this study confirms previous re- search; of women meeting hinders on the labor market, not due to inadequate leadership-skills but on gender-barriers impeding women to become leader, chiefs, and entrepreneurs. READ MORE