Women’s entrepreneurial narrative: making sense of the partner’s role

Sophia Belghiti-Mahut (), Anne-Laurence Lafont (), Angélique Rodhain () and Florence Rodhain ()
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Sophia Belghiti-Mahut: CORHIS - Communication, Ressources Humaines et Intervention Sociale - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia
Anne-Laurence Lafont: MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier
Angélique Rodhain: MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier, Labex Entreprendre - UM - Université de Montpellier, UM - Université de Montpellier
Florence Rodhain: MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier, UM - Université de Montpellier

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Abstract: The present research explores the role the partner plays in women's motivation for entrepreneurship and how spousal support influences the female entrepreneurship process. A qualitative study, using life narrative methodology was conducted with 29 French women entrepreneurs. It xas found that women perceived the partner's support as explicit, ilmplicit or absent. Women who perceived visible support from their partners are really grateful to their partners without whom their entrepreneurial journey may not have commenced. A majority of respondents perceived the tacit approval of the partner as sometimes his income as implicit support. Finally, a certain proportion of female entrepreneur experience no support, which they considered mostly as a hindrance or a challenge.

Keywords: life story; typology; entrepreneurship; support; female entrepreneur; partner (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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Published in International Journal of Sustainable Society, 2020, 12 (1), pp.19-35. ⟨10.1504/IJSSOC.2020.105009⟩

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DOI: 10.1504/IJSSOC.2020.105009

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