Call for papers
Int. J. of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
http://www.inderscience.com/jhome.php?jcode=ijesb
Special Issue on: Gender issues in entrepreneurship
Guest Editor:
Veland Ramadani, South-East European University, Macedonia
For many years the opinion that the entrepreneurship is male activity has predominated. However, over time, women gradually are becoming very important part in the world of entrepreneurs. Today, women represent more than one-third of all people involved in entrepreneurial activity. In recent years, they have attracted increasing attention among researchers to be studies separately. There are two main reasons why this 'kind' of entrepreneurs needs to be studied separately: a) women entrepreneurs have been recognised as an important untapped source of economic growth, considering that they create new jobs for themselves and others, provide different solutions to management, organisation and business problems and obstacles as well as to the exploitation of business opportunities; b) women entrepreneurs has been largely neglected both in society in general and in the social sciences, considering that mainstream research, policies and programmes tend to be "men streamed" . With all the obstacles facing during starting and managing their businesses, today more and more women establish their own businesses. Although there is a tendency to increase women entrepreneurship, this increase would have been even greater if one can eliminate some barriers of different natures, which will enable the potential of women to come to full expression.
This special issue will focus on gender issues in entrepreneurship and/or small business perspective. Both micro and macro level studies are invited. Also both quantitative and qualitative approaches are welcome. We also encourage writers to come forward with emerging and frame-breaking topics to diversify and widen gender-based research.
Subject Coverage
Suitable topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Government policy on gender and entrepreneurship
· Gender and motivational factors
· Gender and innovation activities
· Gender and risk management
· Gender and financing sources of entrepreneurial ventures
· Gender and business performance
· Gender and entrepreneurial intentions
· Gender and entrepreneurship education
· Gender and economic growth
· Gendered understanding of corporate entrepreneurship
· Gendered understanding of social Entrepreneurship
· Gender, ethics and social responsibility
· Institutional Support on gender and entrepreneurship
· Gender and entrepreneurship in developing and transition countries
· Inspiring stories
Notes for Prospective Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper has been completely re-written and if appropriate written permissions have been obtained from any copyright holders of the original paper).
All papers are refereed through a peer review process.
All papers must be submitted online. To submit a paper, please read our Submitting articles page.
Important Dates
Submission of manuscripts: 31 March, 2015
Notification to authors: 30 June, 2015
Final versions due: 31 August, 2015