Recognizing the Role Men Play in the Entrepreneurial Success of Women

ISBN-13: 9783838354385 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 356 str.

Lize Booysen; Dr Dr Khetsiwe Dlamini

Opis

This study investigates whether the old adage that "behind every successful man is a woman" remains true when reversed. It sets out to understand the role that men have in womens entrepreneurial success in this thesis entitled "The Gender Dividend: Enhancing the Economic Empowerment of Women by Recognising the Role Men Play in the Entrepreneurial Success of Women". The study presents a pioneering Grounded Gender Inclusive Conceptual (GGIC) Model as a way to understand the role men play in womens entreprenurial success, as well as how other factors come into play. The researcher has used the GGIC model to successfully illustrate how understanding the other side of gender (mens role) in womens entrepreneurship development can enhance success. The study triangulated qualitative and qualitative research methods to reach valid conclusions that add a novel dimension to the academic debate on genders simultaneity with race as a source of discrimination in the South African economy and makes a very worthy contribution to the discipline of entrepreneurship.

O autorze

Dr. Khetsiwe Dlamini has an MBA from the University of Cardiff and a Doctorate in Business Leadership (DBL) from the University of South Africa (UNISA). She has a range of other leadership qualifications. Dr. Lize (A.E) Booysen, (DBL) is a Professor in Organizational Behavior and Leadership at Antioch University, (USA).