African Female Entrepreneurship

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African Female Entrepreneurship

Merging Profit and Social Motives for the Greater Good

Development economics and emerging economies Entrepreneurship / Start-ups International business Personnel and human resources management

Author: Amanobea Boateng

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Collection: Business and Management

Language: English

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Published on: 11th October 2017

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 498 Kb

ISBN: 9783319658469


Overview

Contributing to academic discussions on entrepreneurship and gender in Africa, this book provides coverage of recent trends and an exploration of the evolution of female entrepreneurship over time. This innovative new text, written from an African woman’s perspective, fills a gap in the current literature on this topic and places important focus on the role of female entrepreneurship in Africa’s development as a continent.

Key Issues

Focussing on key issues such as social feminism and the capability approach, the author addresses the possibility of a potential overlap between social entrepreneurship and female entrepreneurship in Africa.

Insights and Perspectives

Insightful accounts of women from countries such as South Africa, Namibia and Ghana, along with theoretical research into the further development and advancement of female entrepreneurs, make this book an important must-read for those interested in entrepreneurship and gender in Africa.

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