Negotiating business and family demands within a patriarchal society – the case of women entrepreneurs in the Nepalese context

Xheneti, Mirela; Karki, Shova Thapa; Madden, Adrian

doi:10.1080/08985626.2018.1551792

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“…Family assets carry emotional ties that when invested in the woman entrepreneur's venture, can lead to less cohesiveness and undermine business performance (Hatak et al 2016). It has been found that usually businesses are more successful when the owners do not involve the family in the business (Carter and Rosa 1998;Rey-Marti et al 2015) or when negotiation takes place between the family and business demands (Neneh 2018;Xheneti et al 2019). Thus, Hypothesis 3.…”

Section: Effect Of Family Financial Support On Entrepreneurial Successmentioning

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Family enrichment and women entrepreneurial success: the mediating effect of family interference

Welsh

Kaciak

2019

Int Entrep Manag J

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Managing work and family is a topic of continual interest. Drawing on work-family interface (WFI) literatures, we test a model linking family-to-business enrichment and family-to-business interference, directly and indirectly, to the entrepreneurial success of women-owned businesses. We consider two types of enrichment: family instrumental (financial) support and family affective (moral) support. The interference aspect of WFI is depicted by women entrepreneurs' gender-related personal problems. Due to the non-linear nature of our model (logit), we apply for the first time in the entrepreneurship literature, the Karlson-Holm-Breen (KHB) method, which has recently been developed for testing mediation in such models. In a sample of female entrepreneurs in a stable economic environment, Austria, we found that the interference dimension mediates the relationship between the enrichment components and entrepreneurial success. Specifically, personal problems have a negative effect when family financial support is present and a positive effect when family moral support is experienced. Implications and future research are discussed.

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Section: Effect Of Family Financial Support On Entrepreneurial Successmentioning

confidence: 99%

Family enrichment and women entrepreneurial success: the mediating effect of family interference

Welsh

Kaciak

2019

Int Entrep Manag J

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“…For instance, firms operating in the food industry need to apply for a license from the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control. Rules regarding bank loans are similarly complex, access to which reflect Nepal's traditional social values in terms of land title and inheritance (Xheneti et al 2019a).…”

Section: Informal Economy In the Context Of Nepalmentioning

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“…Consequently, their positioning within the informal economy changes dynamically over time, for example by the need to improvise their business status in line with family, gender and other (e.g. caste) expectations (Xheneti et al 2019a). The idea of engagement in entrepreneurial activities in the informal economy as an 'opportunity' incorrectly portrays the nature of women entrepreneurship in developing countries, which is more typically characterized by the need for survival and to support livelihoods.…”

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To Formalize or Not to Formalize: Women Entrepreneurs’ Sensemaking of Business Registration in the Context of Nepal

2020

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Despite the depiction of decisions to formalize informal firms as rational and ethical, many entrepreneurs in developing countries continue to operate informally regardless of its perceived illicit status. While existing research on why entrepreneurs choose informality emphasizes the economic costs and benefits of such decisions, this often overlooks the realities of the informal economy and the constraints which marginal populations-particularly women-face. In this paper, we use institutional theory and sensemaking to understand the experiences of women in the informal economy and what formalization means to them. We use a qualitative approach to collect data from 90 women entrepreneurs in three different cities in Nepal. In our findings we identify three groups of women with distinctive understandings of formalization-business sustainability, livelihood sufficiency and strategic alignment. Their interpretation of formalization reveals the complex, dynamic, and cyclical nature of formalization decisions. Decisions are also guided by the optimization of social and emotional logics, whereby formalization is conceived differently depending on different life stages, experiences within the informal economy and wider socio-cultural contexts. Our findings highlight the ethical implications of formalization where being a 'good citizen', rather than complying with formal rules and regulations, is about attuning to and fitting in with socially prescribed roles. Our research provides a nuanced view of formalization decisions, challenging idealized and ethical notions of formalization as a desired end state.

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“…At the other hand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are marked by a weak patriarchy, which means that there is no or restricted cultural ban at women's involvement in any income-generating activity (Jang and Kim 2018). The weak patriarchy enables women to be flexible and their roles negotiable (Xheneti, et al, 2019). Men and women work together to set up joint ventures that contribute to their diverse portfolio of livelihoods.…”

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Assessing Gender Roles in Dagaa Fishery Value Chain among Fishing Communities on Lake Victoria, A Case Study of Lake Victoria Beaches In Siaya County, Kenya

Odhone¹,

Mahiri²,

Onsongo³

2020

IJCAB

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Fisheries in the East Africa region have suffered due to less emphasis given to some fishery specifically Dagaa (Rastrineobolaargentea), whose quantity is the highest of all the species in the Lake Victoria. Despite the importance of this resource in Kenya, there has been a concern of gender parity and inequality in terms of roles played by both gender in harvesting, processing, trading and marketing in the Dagaa fishery. This study analyzed gender roles in Dagaa Fishery Value Chain among fishing communities around Lake Victoria in Bondo Sub County, in Siaya County, Kenya. The study addressed the following objectives: Identified the various roles of men and women in Dagaa Fishery Value Chain, discussed factors influencing gender roles in Dagaa Fishery Value Chain, analyzed the barriers to women’s participation in certain Dagaa Fishery Value Chain and examined the strategies to overcome challenges in gender roles in Dagaa fishery value chain in Bondo Sub-County, Siaya County. The study adopted a cross-sectional research design. This study was guided by two models; gender analysis framework model that was developed by Sarah Longwe and supply chain model. Purposive sampling technique was used to select Bondo Sub-County and fishing community in Bondo Sub-County; random sampling technique was used to select five (5) fish landing sites/beaches where quantitative data were collected from 186 out of the targeted 188 primary respondents, from among the forty-four beaches of Lake Victoria in Bondo Sub-County. Quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS Version 25, and descriptive statistics such as frequencies and percentages were used in presenting analyzed data. The results were presented using tables and charts. The study findings revealed that majority of the boats and fishing gears were owned by men, motorized boats belonged to men while a higher percentage of females still had the paddled boats. While men dominated the fishing of Dagaa, women dominated processing and trading of Dagaa in the beaches. The study noted that men made higher returns than their female counterparts at all levels of Dagaa fishery value chain. The study concluded that there is a still wide disparity among gender roles in Dagaa fishery value chain. Most of the activities in the value chain are still dominated by men. This study recommends that women be encouraged to take part in Dagaa fishery value chains, empowerment of women to take part in transportation and distribution of Dagaa and application of various strategies such as joining SACCOs to access loans at low interest rates, formation of groups for ease of access to credit services and weakening patriarchy to mitigate factors affecting Gender roles in Dagaa fishery value chains.

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Negotiating business and family demands within a patriarchal society – the case of women entrepreneurs in the Nepalese context

Cited by 64 publications

References 62 publications

Family enrichment and women entrepreneurial success: the mediating effect of family interference

Family enrichment and women entrepreneurial success: the mediating effect of family interference

To Formalize or Not to Formalize: Women Entrepreneurs’ Sensemaking of Business Registration in the Context of Nepal

Assessing Gender Roles in Dagaa Fishery Value Chain among Fishing Communities on Lake Victoria, A Case Study of Lake Victoria Beaches In Siaya County, Kenya

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