Female entrepreneurship in transition economies: the case of Lithuania and Ukraine

By R. Aidis, Friederike Welter, D. Smallbone, N. Isakova. 2007

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

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Citations in the corpus

Young Entrepreneurs in the Mobile Telephony Sector in Ghana: From Necessities to Aspirations (2017, background): “The bifurcated nature of entrepreneurial motivations into a necessity-opportunity divide has been questioned in the literature in relation to entrepreneurs both in the formal sector (Aidis et al., 2007; Smallbone & Welter, 2003) and informal sector (Snyder, 2004; Williams, 2008; Williams & Youssef,”
Entrepreneurs Operating in the Informal Economy: Necessity or Opportunity Driven? (2007, neutral): “…options for work are absent or unsatisfactory and “opportunity” entrepreneurs pulled into this endeavor more out of choice to exploit some business opportunity (Aidis et al., 2006; Harding et al., 2006; Maritz, 2004; Minniti, Bygrave and Autio, 2006; Perunoviæ, 2005; Smallbone and Welter, 2004).”
How do female entrepreneurs perform? Evidence from three developing regions (2011, positive): “This is corroborated by Aidis et al (2007), who using original survey data from Lithuania and Ukriane, show that access to funds is a more important barrier for female business owners than their male counterparts.”
Women Entrepreneurship Promotion in Developing Countries: What explains the gender gap in entrepreneurship and how to close it? (2013, background): “These perceptions are mostly based on the association of entrepreneurship with traditional male stereotypes (Aidis et al., 2007; Bird and Brush, 2002).”
Determinants of the Level of Informality of Informal Micro-Enterprises: Some Evidence from the City of Lahore, Pakistan (2016, background): “…understanding of the nature of entrepreneurs and enterprises operating in the informal sector not only in Pakistan in particular (Burqi & Afaqi 1996; Gennari 2004; Kemal & Mahmood 1998) but also more widely (Aidis et al. 2006; Bureau & Fendt 2011; Siba 2015; Thai & Turkina 2013; Webb et al. 2013).”
Entrepreneurship and the Informal Sector (2009, background): “…pushed into entrepreneurship and ‘opportunity’ entrepreneurs pulled into this endeavour out of choice – for example, to exploit some business opportunity (Aidis et al, 2006; Harding et al, 2006; Maritz, 2004; Minniti et al, 2006; Perunovi /c, 2005; Reynolds et al, 2002; Smallbone and Welter, 2004).”
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL INTENTIONS: EVIDENCE FROM BULGARIA (2010, background): “, 2006), family values (Aidis et al., 2007) and traditional beliefs about women’s role in society (Tilley, 2002) in transition economies in Eastern Europe may influence women’s interests and attitudes toward entrepreneurship as well as their intentions to engage in entrepreneurial activity.”
Entrepreneurship and the Informal Economy: An Overview (2010, neutral): “Mirroring pioneering studies on formal entrepreneurs’ motives (Aidis et al., 2006; Smallbone and Welter, 2004), this separateness of opportunity- and necessity-drivers has begun to be questioned.”
Entrepreneurship education and entrepreneurial intention: Do female students benefit? (2016, neutral): “Aidis et al. (2007) detected in the Ukraine that independence was the main motive leading to new firm formation (NFF), but women were more likely than men to report necessity-based ‘push’ to become entrepreneurs due to deficiencies in employment opportunities commensurate with their skills and…”
Beyond Necessity-Driven Versus Opportunity-Driven Entrepreneurship (2008, background): “…for work are absent or unsatisfactory, or opportunity-driven, pulled into this endeavour more out of choice to exploit some business opportunity (Aidis et al, 2006; Bosma and Harding, 2007; Harding et al, 2006; Maritz, 2004; Minniti et al, 2006; Perunović, 2005; Smallbone and Welter, 2004).”
Constraints faced by women entrepreneurs in developing countries: review and ranking (2018, background): “…2015; Naguib and Jamali, 2015; Javadian and Singh, 2012; Ama et al., 2014; Mwobobia, 2012; Holmén et al., 2011; Tlaiss, 2014; Lourenço et al., 2014; Aidis et al., 2007; Tambunan, 2009; Al-Sadi et al., 2011; Mordi et al., 2010; Mboko & Smith-Hunter, 2010; Anwar and Rashid, 2011; Goyal and…”
Constraints and opportunities facing women entrepreneurs in developing countries: A relational perspective (2009, background): “…with recent writings which have alluded to the embedded-ness of entrepreneurship, the usefulness of institutional theory, the greater sensitization of women to normative support, while also integrating the relevance of agency in entrepreneurial accounts (Baughn et al., 2006; Aidis et al., 2007).”
Twenty-five years of research on institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth: what has been learned? (2019, background): “Descriptive statistics 5 5.10 Aidis et al. (2007), Peng et al. (2010), Storey and Tether (1998), Watson and Everett (1996), Welter and Smallbone (2008).”
Tackling the hidden enterprise culture: Government policies to support the formalization of informal entrepreneurship (2012, background): “When doing so, and akin to the literature on legitimate entrepreneurs’ motives, the necessity/opportunity dichotomy has taken centre stage (Reynolds et al. 2002; Maritz 2004; Smallbone and Welter 2004; Perunović 2005; Aidis et al. 2006; Harding et al. 2006; Minniti, Bygrave, and Autio 2006).”
Female entrepreneurs in transition economies: insights from Albania, Macedonia and Kosovo (2015, background): “Although there is limited qualitative, quantitative data available, women are increasingly an important part of the economic and social life in transitional economies (Ramadani et al., 2013; Hisrich et al., 2006; Aidis et al., 2007).”