Female Entrepreneurship in Kosova: Does Gender Difference Hypothesis Hold?
Journal Title: International Journal of Business & Management Science - Year 2008, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
The topic of female entrepreneurship is considered by many scholars as separate field of inquiry, within broad domain of entrepreneurship research. Despite a growing interest in researching this topic, in transition countries, it remains a neglected area of study. Hence, this paper aims to fulfill the gap by bringing some empirical evidence from transitional perspective. We aim to test gender difference hypothesis across four dimensions: individual, organizational, and environmental dimension. First results indicate that the unfavorable position of women in the Kosovar society, deeply rooted in traditional behaviors is also reflected in entrepreneurial developments. Extremely low female entrepreneurial participation (8.4) and female entrepreneurial activity (3.7) prove imbalanced position of female entrepreneurs. However, it is encouraging that female business sector in Kosova is continuously growing hence this should be supported by adequate policies. With respect to gender differences we revealed that only in terms of organizational dimension the gender difference hypothesis holds.
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Durim Hoxha, Besnik Krasniqi
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