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Female Entrepreneurship in East and South-East Asia
Opportunities and Challenges
1st Edition - August 5, 2010
Author: Philippe Debroux
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:9780081014547
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Hardback ISBN:9781843343981
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eBook ISBN:9781780632421
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This detailed study of female entrepreneurship in Asia examines the high economic growth that is increasingly driven by market-oriented economic reforms favouring entrepreneurship.…Read more
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This detailed study of female entrepreneurship in Asia examines the high economic growth that is increasingly driven by market-oriented economic reforms favouring entrepreneurship. There is a higher awareness by women of their political and socio-economic rights and recognition by society at large of social legitimacy of women pursuing business activities in their own right. This book assesses socio-cultural and economic factors influencing female entrepreneurship in Asia as well as the process and the tools and challenges that accompany it.
Opportunity to acquire knowledge on the socio-economic roles played by women as entrepreneurs in the region
Description and analysis of the issue in countries at different stages of economic development and with different socio-economic and cultural environment
A broad approach encompassing historical, political, sociological, economics and businesses-related aspects of female entrepreneurship
Students and academics in Asian studies, international business managers
Introduction; The rising tide of entrepreneurship; Historical and current socio-political and economic context of female entrepreneurship; Evolution of the concept of female entrepreneurship and the reality of women-owned businesses; The institutional environment of female entrepreneurship; Women in the labour market; Public policy supporting female entrepreneurship; Results of the field survey; Conclusions.
No. of pages: 260
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: August 5, 2010
Imprint: Chandos Publishing
Paperback ISBN: 9780081014547
Hardback ISBN: 9781843343981
eBook ISBN: 9781780632421
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Philippe Debroux
Professor Philippe Debroux is a Professor of International Management at Soka University (Japan). He is also visiting Professor of International Management and Human Resource Management on a regular basis at Hanoi Economic University, Tsukuba University (Japan), Rennes University Center for Japanese Studies (France) and Brussels Solvay Business School MBA program.
Affiliations and expertise
Soka University, Japan
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