Entrepreneurial capital, social values and Islamic traditions: Exploring the growth of women-owned enterprises in Pakistan

By M. Roomi. 2013

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Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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How does microfinance enhance entrepreneurial outcomes in emerging economies? The mediating mechanisms of psychological and social capital (2014, background): “Arguably, social capital facilitates the sharing of knowledge and resources between clients (Cope et al., 2007; Maclean, 2010; Roomi, 2013), and leads to an improvement in business practices, identification of new opportunities and improved risk management strategies (De Carolis et al., 2009; Gomez…”
Institutional support and women’s entrepreneurial self-efficacy (2017, background): “Families are thought to provide three types of support: emotional (cohesiveness), instrumental (financial capital) and affirmative (business advice) (Fielden and Hunt, 2011; Roomi, 2011).”
Women’s entrepreneurship policy research: a 30-year review of the evidence (2019, background): “…in the Middle East, Africa and some Asian countries, for example, have shown how culture has disadvantaged women by preventing them from owning a business - due to religion or societal norms - or privileging their role as wife and mother over any other to which they may aspire (Roomi, 2013).”
Struggling with social capital: Pakistani women micro entrepreneurs’ challenges in acquiring resources (2017, background): “In traditional Islamic societies, women must abide by social norms such as purdah and izzat, which further restricts women’s opportunities to engage in self-employment (Roomi and Parrott 2008; Roomi and Harrison 2010; Roomi 2011).”