PROFILE OF WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS IN A WAR-TORN AREA: CASE STUDY OF NORTH EAST SRI LANKA

Selvalamar Ayadurai () and M. Sadiq Sohail
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Selvalamar Ayadurai: CB Consultancy, F-06, 1st Floor, Riana Green Plaza, Jalan Tropicana Utara, Tropicana Golf & Country Resort, 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
M. Sadiq Sohail: College of Industrial Management, Department of Management and Marketing, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), 2006, vol. 11, issue 01, 3-17

Abstract: This study examines the demographic profile of "Tamil" women entrepreneurs in the North East of Sri Lanka who became entrepreneurs as a result of war. Five main areas of interest were examined, namely, (i) characteristics of these women; (ii) factors that spurred them into entrepreneurship; (iii) their challenges; (iv) their measures of success; and (v) their demographic profile. Findings indicate that a large percentage of these women were highly entrepreneurial who were motivated into business to achieve a higher standard of living, be self-reliant and support their families. Most of these women were married with children and, and because many had lost their husbands to the war, saw business as a means to an end. A large majority of these women were in business for the first time and rated their businesses as successful ventures. Their measures of success were self-fulfillment and a balance between family and work. The findings of this research are important because the women entrepreneurs of the North East are seen as a powerful driving force for the economic development of the country.

Keywords: Women entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship; war-torn zone; measures of success (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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