What makes a woman an entrepreneur? / Zuraidah Mohamed Isa...[et al.]

Mohamed Isa, Zuraidah and Ali, Norhidayah and Andin Salamat, Azni Syafena (2010) What makes a woman an entrepreneur? / Zuraidah Mohamed Isa...[et al.]. In: ICOPS 2010 : International Conference on Public Polices & Social Sciences : E-Proceedings, 26 to 27 May 2010, SP Inn Hotel, Sungai Petani Kedah, Malaysia.

Abstract

Statistics show that there are significantly increasing number of women started their own business over the
years. The work flexibility offered by entrepreneurship encourages women to enter the business world. The
flexibility or working hours as well as working at home are among reasons why women are interested in joining
and owning a business. Other factors such as motivation, personality characteristics, and encouragement from
the government, economic condition, political condition and family support motivate them to develop their own
business. Although there are many barriers especially when starting a new business, majority of them still survive as per their self-reliant, initiative and never ending give-up. This paper attempts to discuss the factors that contribute to the involvement of women in entrepreneurship.

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Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Creators:
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Email / ID Num.
Mohamed Isa, Zuraidah
zuraidah588@kedah.uitm.edu.my
Ali, Norhidayah
norhidayah@kedah.uitm.edu.my
Andin Salamat, Azni Syafena
azni_syafena@kedah.uitm.edu.my
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory. Demography > Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > Leadership in women. Women executives
Divisions: Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah > Sg Petani Campus
Event Title: ICOPS 2010 : International Conference on Public Polices & Social Sciences : E-Proceedings
Event Dates: 26 to 27 May 2010
Page Range: pp. 1-7
Keywords: women, entrepreneurship, factors
Date: 2010
URI: https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/34054
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