Gender, Institutions, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Jordanian Women in the Tourism Sector

Baker Alserhan (), Kimberly Gleason (), Jusuf Zeqiri (), Areej Shabib Aloudat () and Hala Bashbsheh ()
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Baker Alserhan: Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Kimberly Gleason: American University of Sharjah
Jusuf Zeqiri: South East European University
Areej Shabib Aloudat: Yarmouk University
Hala Bashbsheh: Yarmouk University

A chapter in Research on Islamic Business Concepts, 2023, pp 111-136 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Supporting female entrepreneurship is important in the context of developing countries where the participation of women in the formal sector has historically been limited. In this paper, we explore the perceptions of female entrepreneurs in the Jordanian tourism sector regarding how gendered formal and informal sector institutions impact their ventures as well as the sources of self-actualization derived from their role as entrepreneurs. Using a qualitative approach, we find that (a) female entrepreneurs in Jordan’s tourism industry face numerous challenges that are primarily gender-related and (b) their entrepreneurial achievement is fueled by several external and internal success factors, which are related to aspects of life as women in Jordan. Further, we find that women entrepreneurs in the Jordanian tourism achieve self-actualization from not only economic emancipation for themselves and other women, but also as agents of social change and from a stewardship role in Jordanian society, achieved through the establishment and operations of their businesses. We also offer recommendations for both policymakers and academics based on our findings.

Keywords: Female entrepreneurship; Tourism sector; Self-actualization; Social change; Feminist and institutional theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18663-9_8

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