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Female entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates: Legislative encouragements and cultural constraints
Tekijät: Goby Valerie Priscilla, Erogul Murat Sakir
Kustantaja: Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd
Julkaisuvuosi: 2011
Lehti: Women's Studies International Forum
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: WOMENS STUDIES INTERNATIONAL FORUM
Lehden akronyymi: WOMEN STUD INT FORUM
Vuosikerta: 34
Numero: 4
Aloitussivu: 329
Lopetussivu: 334
Sivujen määrä: 6
ISSN: 0277-5395
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2011.04.006
Tiivistelmä
Onlookers from outside the Middle East tend to view the region as an essentially hostile environment for women in non-traditional roles. While this perspective may be valid in certain contexts, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sets new standards of support for women in business ventures as it attempts to engage all its citizens in the economic and social development of this rapidly changing country. The present survey paper overviews for the international reader four key areas affecting the success of UAE female entrepreneurship; (1) the legislative attempts to enhance female entrepreneurial achievement; (2) the socio-cultural realities constraining women in business ventures; (3) the impact of the UAE's strongly collectivist culture on business networking among women; (4) UAE women's motivation for entrepreneurial endeavor given the abundant options for more secure employment. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Onlookers from outside the Middle East tend to view the region as an essentially hostile environment for women in non-traditional roles. While this perspective may be valid in certain contexts, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sets new standards of support for women in business ventures as it attempts to engage all its citizens in the economic and social development of this rapidly changing country. The present survey paper overviews for the international reader four key areas affecting the success of UAE female entrepreneurship; (1) the legislative attempts to enhance female entrepreneurial achievement; (2) the socio-cultural realities constraining women in business ventures; (3) the impact of the UAE's strongly collectivist culture on business networking among women; (4) UAE women's motivation for entrepreneurial endeavor given the abundant options for more secure employment. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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