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01.09.2012

Women in business: entrepreneurship, ethics and efficiency

verfasst von: Marta Peris-Ortiz, Carlos Rueda-Armengot, Diana Benito Osorio

Erschienen in: International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal | Ausgabe 3/2012

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Abstract

This article begins by reviewing some of the main theoretical approaches to entrepreneurship. We then discuss the measures proposed in the literature to benefit women, facilitating reconciliation of work and family life and examining the view of authors who consider the negative effects of these measures. Finally, we contemplate situations where the measures benefiting women are based on economic or ethical reasons. This last section qualifies the universalist approach underlying work-family life reconciliation, describing the context for interaction between women and entrepreneurial activity.

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Metadaten
Titel
Women in business: entrepreneurship, ethics and efficiency
verfasst von
Marta Peris-Ortiz
Carlos Rueda-Armengot
Diana Benito Osorio
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2012
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal / Ausgabe 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1554-7191
Elektronische ISSN: 1555-1938
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-011-0177-0

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