Social Capital in the Start-Up Phase of Female-Owned Microenterprises

A. Pietarinen () and A. Kianto ()
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A. Pietarinen: Lappeenranta–Lahti University of Technology
A. Kianto: Lappeenranta–Lahti University of Technology

A chapter in Gender Studies, Entrepreneurship and Human Capital, 2020, pp 133-153 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the role of social relationships in the start-up phase of female entrepreneurs’ firms. Specifically, the study drew on social capital theory and focused on the structural and relational aspects of relationships to produce an understanding of three interrelated issues: (1) How does female entrepreneurs’ social capital impact the decision to become an entrepreneur? (2) What kinds of networks of relationships do female entrepreneurs have in the start-up phase? and (3) What kinds of relationships are the most important in start-up phase of female entrepreneurs? To empirically address these questions, we adopted the multiple case study strategy and examined four Finnish female entrepreneurs in the digital services industry with qualitative methods.

Keywords: Female entrepreneurship; Female entrepreneurs; Female-owned microenterprises; Social capital; Start-up phase (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-46874-3_9

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