International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship: Volume 4 Issue 1

Support for women's entrepreneurship: a Nordic spectrum

Katarina Pettersson

The purpose of this paper is to analyse national state support programmes for women's entrepreneurship, in the Nordic countries, from a gender perspective.

Gender heterogeneity, entrepreneurial orientation and international diversification

Monica A. Zimmerman, Keith D. Brouthers

Although diversifying internationally appears to be beneficial, relatively few small and medium‐sized firms actually participate. Building on recent research exploring the…

Entrepreneurial experiences of women in Canadian high technology

Souha R. Ezzedeen, Jelena Zikic

The purpose of this paper is to explore how women entrepreneurs experience entrepreneurship in the Canadian technology sector and the types of obstacles posed by the field's…

Factors motivating women's informal micro‐entrepreneurship: Experiences from Penang, Malaysia

Anja K. Franck

The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors which motivate women's informal micro‐entrepreneurship in Malaysia.

Gender differences of business owners in technology‐based firms

Kirsti Dautzenberg

The purpose of this paper is to disclose the commonalities and differences among business owners of technology‐based firms in Germany. The paper addresses both single…

Women in the Academy of International Business 2011 Conference Report

Special issue on gender perspectives on innovation and growth

2011 Awards for Excellence