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High-growth Women’s Entrepreneurship
Women’s entrepreneurship is vital for economic and social development, yet female entrepreneurs worldwide are consistently found to have weaker sales and employment growth, fewer jobs, and lower profitability. This book was written to address this reality, and focuses on the high-growth potential of women entrepreneurs.
Enhancing Entrepreneurial Mindsets Through STEM Education
Entrepreneurship is defined in different fields with definitions ranging from a specific perspective such as starting a business to a broader perspective such as a process of establishing new social, economic, environmental, institutional, cultural and/or scientific environments. There has been some movement toward entrepreneurship in STEM education through hackathons and makerspaces, but they tend to be limited to informal settings. In higher education, there seems to be a border line between business schools and education departments. This book aims to remove the borders between the Business Schools and the Department of Education and help Business Schools to develop their educational practices further and help Education Departments to develop their knowledge of entrepreneurship from its formal discipline. The purpose of this book is to bring together experts from STEM education and the formal discipline of entrepreneurship to explore the role of STEM in everyday life through an entrepreneurial lens and show how this integration can broaden STEM education practices.
Civil Society and the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa
This book is a comprehensive and insightful work that explores the vital role of civil society organizations (CSOs) in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Africa. Featuring contributions from 14 experts in the field, this book delves into the complexities of CSO-state partnerships, the impact of international donors, and the challenges faced by CSOs in advancing SDGs in Africa. With a focus on gender equality, quality education, and good health and well-being, this book offers valuable insights and recommendations for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars seeking to understand the critical role of CSOs in driving sustainable development in Africa. The book covers a rang...
Corporate Social Responsibility and Employer Attractiveness
This book investigates the preferences of young job seekers for different aspects of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in comparison to other non-CSR related employer attributes. It takes into account the potential influence of cultural and socio-economic variables and provides a differentiated global perspective. In its first part the book gives an overview about the impact of CSR on employer attractiveness and explains the factors that potentially influence CSR preferences of young job seekers all over the world. In a second part the research design is outlined and employer related preferences of 4783 graduates and students coming from 22 countries across the globe are discussed. In the third part, research results are presented for different cultural clusters. The most important criteria for employer choice of respondents are reflected against the socio-economic background and against the characteristics of CSR of the countries in question. Finally, the results are summarized and implications for global employer branding are derived.
Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Life on Land
Examining family businesses in Australia, Honduras, Chile, and the UAE, each chapter case study presents a unique perspective from their respective country, analysing how SDG#15 translates into promoting a sustainable use of our ecosystems and preserving biodiversity.
Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of No Poverty
The case studies presented generate insights and key takeaways into the role of family businesses in ending poverty and tackling its growing inequality detrimental to economic growth, social cohesion, stability, and peace.
Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Reduced Inequalities
Examining family businesses from Mongolia, Spain, India, Australia, and Malaysia, each chapter presents a unique perspective from their respective country, analysing how SDG#10 translates into tackling inequalities and generating insights and key takeaways into how family businesses help to reduce inequalities in their respective countries.
Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Quality Education
Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Quality Education examines family businesses in Australia, USA, Austria and Algeria, analysing how SDG4 translates into family business and can ensure inclusive, equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all.
Women in Entrepreneurship and Family Businesses
This fascinating book illuminates the need for innovative research to better understand women's roles in entrepreneurship and family firms. Underscoring the importance of using diverse methodologies to accurately capture real-world experiences, it explores the corporate challenges women face, such as gender bias and balancing work with family. Women in Entrepreneurship and Family Businesses advocates for the expansion of research into historical contexts using archival and documentary evidence, uncovering the stories of women entrepreneurs of the past. Encouraging engaged scholarship and collaboration with practitioners, editors Helle Neergaard and Naomi Birdthistle emphasize the significance of studying cultural backgrounds that may be unfamiliar to researchers. By pushing the boundaries of traditional research methods, they aim to advance knowledge and support the development of women in entrepreneurial fields. Scholars and students interested in gender studies, qualitative research methods and family business will benefit from this book. It is additionally useful for researchers seeking to identify methodological research gaps in the field.
Attaining the 2030 Sustainable Development Goal of Sustainable Cities and Communities
The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. With a focus on SDG11, this book generates key insights and takeaways into the role of family businesses in developing and encouraging sustainable practices that have a positive effect on every member of their community.
