Familial legacies: a study on Gujarati women and family entrepreneurship

Singh, Ranjana; Sebastian, Tania

doi:10.1186/s40497-018-0090-x

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“…The challenges women face due to gender stereotypes can be devastating. For example, Singh and Sebastian (2018) in their state-wide study of Gujarat, India found that women's main links to entrepreneurship are through the business occupations of their fathers and kinfolk. The process of their inclusion into the family enterprise is a matter of birth, not choice; and despite the exposure of these women to business practices, as women, they are not regarded as potential successors in business.…”

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Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women’s Career Progressions from a Managerial Perspective

Tabassum

Nayak

2021

IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review

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Gender stereotypes continue to exist and are transmitted through media, and through social, educational and recreational socialization, which promote gender prejudice and discrimination. This paper argues that contemporary management culture does not critically engage with the social theories of gender studies, which could help in developing gender-neutral affirmative action-oriented managerial perspectives. The paper outlines different aspects of gender stereotyping and their impact on women’s career progressions from a managerial perspective, which engages with the critical theories of gender studies. The paper contributes to existing literature by identifying the antecedents of gender stereotypes and their impacts on the career progressions of women in management. It advances theoretical understanding of three clear conceptual shifts, that is, (a) Women in Management, (b) Women and Management and (c) Gender and Management. The theoretical transition from Women in Management to Women and Management led to progressive conceptual shifts in management literature but gender stereotypes continue to exist in society.

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Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women’s Career Progressions from a Managerial Perspective

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Nayak

2021

IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review

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“…The effects of birth order, sibling sex composition and family size on entrepreneurship is studied and indicate a mixed findings (Vladasel, 2019). Father's current or past profession influence women to become entrepreneurs (Singh and Sebastian, 2018;€ Ozsungur, 2019); whereas, men entrepreneurs choose a closely similar industry as their father's industry of employment (Hvide and Oyer, 2018). Perceived parental support has been found to influence entrepreneurial attribute, intention and action (Baluku et al, 2020).…”

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“…Women overcome cultural practices of mobility barrier when a male member accompanies them (Banihani, 2020). In some other traditional practices women are discouraged to work outside their homes and with strangers; thus, have to work in a family setting or build their own firms (Singh and Sebastian, 2018). However, a context of conflict and family-wellbeing lessens gendered roles and legitimizes women entrepreneurship (Althalathini et al, 2020).…”

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Exploring kin and family support to young firms in Ethiopia

Kar

Ahmed

2022

AJEMS

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PurposeThis study aims to compare the outcome of support extended by the family and kin for new firms. The authors specially consider business performance, challenges, demography and personality traits of entrepreneurs.Design/methodology/approachA structured questionnaire was used to collect responses on the socio-demography aspects of the entrepreneur, family, kin, business performance, personality traits and perceived challenges were collected from 350 young entrepreneurs of South Wollo province of Ethiopia. The ANOVA test for continuous variables and the Krukal–Walis test for nominal variables were conducted to find differences across eight groups with family and kin, their occupation (business/non-business) and extended support (yes/no).FindingsOnly 40% of entrepreneurs reported support, non-business families support entrepreneurial effort more compared to business families. Support is associated with perceived business performance and sociocultural challenges, but not with revenue. Entrepreneurs with less age, education and prior experience received more support compared to others. Entrepreneurs with higher need-for-achievement traits reported less support. Interestingly, entrepreneurs from business backgrounds are likely to perform better, with or without support.Research limitations/implicationsThe extension of support to entrepreneurship depends on socioeconomic, demography, or personality-related factors and their interactions. The study did not investigate support from peers, an extended network, or the nature of support.Social implicationsFamily and kin support influences entrepreneurial persistence, overcoming the sociocultural challenges and arresting quit intention among entrepreneurs at the initial stages of a venture.Originality/valueThe influence of immediate family or a network represents extremes, overlooking the role of kin. This study fills this gap and extends understanding of the role of kin in the context of Ethiopian young entrepreneurs.

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“…It is in the family sphere, where the values, habits, customs, lifestyle, and almost every aspect of our identity in adult life are developed. The impact of the family on different facets of the human being has been widely studied; such is the case of the entrepreneurial phenomenon (Aldrich & Cliff, 2003;Baron, 2002;López-Fernández et al, 2016;Santamaría et al, 2013;Singh & Sebastian, 2018). Since the beginning of studies on entrepreneurship, the relevant role of the family has been recognized (Aldrich & Cliff, 2003;Singh & Sebastian, 2018).…”

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Driving and restraining forces of female Latin American entrepreneurship

Novelo

Carrillo

Barreto

2021

Telos

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Women in Latin America present unique challenges and opportunities due to the family responsibilities they assume because of their gender role. The article focuses on examining the driving forces for Latin American entrepreneurship as empowerment and family support, and the restraining forces as their exclusion from males spheres, labor discrimination, lack of support, and families responsibilities from an intersectionality approach. The study includes the implications of how the entrepreneurial phenomenon develops in the context of women in Latin American. Studies of this type in this context being scarce. Likewise, an analysis of entrepreneurial femininity is carried out to identify the most appropriate Latin context. Equally, an analysis model is proposed that integrates these driving and restrictive forces. The methodology is qualitative, cross-sectional, integrates the case study, semi-structured in-depth interviews, and discourse interpretation. The conclusion presents the women barriers face in startup businesses and how their family responsibilities limit them, being the key support for their development, especially in Latin American when they face a macho atmosphere and a social representation associated with femininity (seems to be contrary to entrepreneurial spirit), the main role of women in the home, without economic support, with financial responsibility for taking care of their families, is shown as a cause for businesses not to grow.

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Familial legacies: a study on Gujarati women and family entrepreneurship

Cited by 10 publications

References 28 publications

Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women’s Career Progressions from a Managerial Perspective

Gender Stereotypes and Their Impact on Women’s Career Progressions from a Managerial Perspective

Exploring kin and family support to young firms in Ethiopia

Driving and restraining forces of female Latin American entrepreneurship

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