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What is Opportunity-Driven Entrepreneurs

Handbook of Research on Women in Management and the Global Labor Market
Also known as improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurs in the GEM 2013 report, are defined as those opportunity-driven entrepreneurs who sought to either earn more money or be more independent, as opposed to maintain income.
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Exploring Female Entrepreneurship: Addressing Some Misconceptions
Muhammad Zakria (University of Minho, Portugal), Paulo Miguel Vila Nova dos Santos (University of Aveiro, Portugal), António Carrizo Moreira (University of Aveiro, Portugal), and Jorge Mota (University of Aveiro, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9171-9.ch012
Abstract
This chapter addresses some of the misconceptions regarding female entrepreneurship and how different notions in different contexts lay the ground for further misalignments in the entrepreneurial process. It also addresses how contextual issues affect social and economic underpinnings in different countries. Stereotypes in traditional and modern societies and the barriers to gender equality results in unequal distribution of resources, which are further reflected on the characteristics of entrepreneurs leading to potential hindrances to female entrepreneurship from contextual issue. The need to recognize the diversity that exists among different contexts and the level of impact on female entrepreneurship is reflected on society. Finally, the chapter offers a tentative outlook for further research into female entrepreneurship through the discussion of contextual issues and conclusions.
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National Culture, Societal Values, and Type of Economy: Are They Relevant to Explain Entrepreneurial Activity?
Are individuals who start a business as a potential career option, i.e. because they perceive an unexploited (or underexploited) business opportunity in the market. It usually corresponds to a matured idea/opportunity, with a planned strategy.
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The Effects of the National System of Social Security Over Senior Entrepreneurs: A Comparative Analysis of Age Cohorts
people that voluntarily create a venture to pursue a perceived business opportunity to become more independent or to obtain additional incomes.
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Entrepreneurial Tourism: The Creation of Business Opportunities in the ADRIMAG Region, Portugal
Are defined as those opportunity-driven entrepreneurs who sought to either earn more money or be more independent, as opposed to maintain income.
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Entrepreneurship and National Culture: How Cultural Differences among Countries Explain Entrepreneurial Activity
Also known as improvement-driven opportunity entrepreneurs in the GEM 2013 report, are defined as those opportunity-driven entrepreneurs who sought to either earn more money or be more independent, as opposed to maintain income.
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