Female Entrepreneurship in East and South-East Asia
Opportunities and Challenges
- 1st Edition - August 5, 2010
- Latest edition
- Author: Philippe Debroux
- Language: English
This detailed study of female entrepreneurship in Asia examines the high economic growth that is increasingly driven by market-oriented economic reforms favouring entrepreneurship.… Read more
This detailed study of female entrepreneurship in Asia examines the high economic growth that is increasingly driven by market-oriented economic reforms favouring entrepreneurship. There is a higher awareness by women of their political and socio-economic rights and recognition by society at large of social legitimacy of women pursuing business activities in their own right. This book assesses socio-cultural and economic factors influencing female entrepreneurship in Asia as well as the process and the tools and challenges that accompany it.
- Opportunity to acquire knowledge on the socio-economic roles played by women as entrepreneurs in the region
- Description and analysis of the issue in countries at different stages of economic development and with different socio-economic and cultural environment
- A broad approach encompassing historical, political, sociological, economics and businesses-related aspects of female entrepreneurship
Students and academics in Asian studies, international business managers
Introduction; The rising tide of entrepreneurship; Historical and current socio-political and economic context of female entrepreneurship; Evolution of the concept of female entrepreneurship and the reality of women-owned businesses; The institutional environment of female entrepreneurship; Women in the labour market; Public policy supporting female entrepreneurship; Results of the field survey; Conclusions.
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: August 5, 2010
- Language: English
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Philippe Debroux
Professor Philippe Debroux is a Professor of International Management at Soka University (Japan). He is also visiting Professor of International Management and Human Resource Management on a regular basis at Hanoi Economic University, Tsukuba University (Japan), Rennes University Center for Japanese Studies (France) and Brussels Solvay Business School MBA program.
Affiliations and expertise
Soka University, JapanRead Female Entrepreneurship in East and South-East Asia on ScienceDirect