Towards Understanding Female Entrepreneurship in Middle Eastern and North African Countries: A Cross‐Country Comparison of Female Entrepreneurship
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Abstract
Over the past 30 years there has been an increase in the number of women turning to self‐employment and business ownership. Middle Eastern women were no exception and increasingly are pursuing entrepreneurship and have become a phenomenon that requires in‐depth study and analysis. The purpose of this paper is to shed light on women entrepreneurs in terms of entrepreneurial activity rates, entrepreneurial orientations, demographics and their enterprise characteristics in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries.
Recommended Citation
Hattab, H. (2012). Towards understanding female entrepreneurship in Middle Eastern and North African countries. Education, business and society: Contemporary Middle Eastern issues.
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