Social Policy & Administration

Exploring factors affecting women in the family business from entrepreneurship students’ perspectives

Exploring factors affecting women in the family business from entrepreneurship students' perspectives

This study highlights key factors influencing women’s entrepreneurial success in Indian family businesses, providing insights for promoting women’s participation in entrepreneurship in non-egalitarian contexts.

Authors

Anugamini Priya Srivastava, Symbiosis International University, India

Rohit, Gulf Medical University, United Arab Emirates

Mohit Yadav, Associate Professor, Jindal Global Business School, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India

Xuan-Hoa Nghiem, International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Summary

This study aims to highlight the perceptions of entrepreneurship students in Indian private universities towards factors that affect women’s entrepreneurial success in the future. The study adopted an exploratory way to explore the factors affecting women entrepreneurs in family businesses. The data for the study was collected from students studying in higher education institutions by conducting interviews using the interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) technique with 26 respondents. The institutions were finalized based on their record for running entrepreneurship programs at the postgraduate level. The study provides a base for developing nations with non-egalitarian contexts to encourage women to join family businesses.

Published in: Career Coaching and Employability Skills Acquisition

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