Nurturing Entrepreneurs’ Work–Family Balance: A Gendered Perspective

Kimberly A. Eddleston and Gary N. Powell

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2012, vol. 36, issue 3, 513-541

Abstract: A survey of 258 entrepreneurs examined how positive facets of their family experiences, family–to–business enrichment, and support, nurture their satisfaction with work–family balance. Satisfaction with work–family balance was nurtured by instrumental family–to–business enrichment to the advantage of women as a group and by instrumental support from the family at home to the advantage of men as a group. Overall, results supported feminist theories that depict entrepreneurship as a gendered process. Female entrepreneurs tend to nurture satisfaction with work–family balance by creating work–family synergies, whereas male entrepreneurs tend to nurture satisfaction with work–family balance by obtaining family support at home.

Date: 2012
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