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Social risk in female entrepreneurship
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Narendran, R, Social risk in female entrepreneurship, Being Practical with Theory: A Window into Business Research, THEORI, H Hasan (ed), Wollongong, Australia, pp. 108-111. ISBN 9781291638264 (2014) [Research Book Chapter]
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Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to introduce an alternate means of conceptualising risk, as well as, intercede the
concept to the situation of Indian female entrepreneurs. In most contexts, risk tends to be associated with
finance (Buttner & Rosen 1988; Jianonkoplos & Bernasek 1998; Verheul & Thurik 2001); however, other
intricacies hindering the growth of female entrepreneurship need to be considered. This aspect is trivial when
studies are conducted in a culturally rich country like India. When analysing the situation of women in India,
researchers refer to the Manusmriti to highlight the social stigma against women in India. Manusmiriti is ‘an
encyclopædic treatise in verse on human conduct, morality and sacred obligations’ (Bayly 1999, p. 14). The
Manusmriti evinced that a woman is not fit to be independent, and she is dependent on either on her father,
husband or son (Manusmriti translated by Wendy Doniger 1992, p. 197). This questions women's role in the
society hence leading to the assumption that there are many society based constraints. In the paper titled,
‘Social Risk and Female Entrepreneurs in Kerala, India – A Preliminary assessment’ the authors analysed the
response from 40 female entrepreneurs and derived 5 categories from the qualitative analysis. These concepts
are highlighted as society based constraints and named as Social R[i]sk.
Item Details
Item Type: | Research Book Chapter |
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Keywords: | Social risk, female entrepreneurs |
Research Division: | Commerce, Management, Tourism and Services |
Research Group: | Strategy, management and organisational behaviour |
Research Field: | Entrepreneurship |
Objective Division: | Law, Politics and Community Services |
Objective Group: | Community services |
Objective Field: | Gender and sexualities |
UTAS Author: | Narendran, R (Dr Roshni Narendran) |
ID Code: | 130907 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | TSBE |
Deposited On: | 2019-02-19 |
Last Modified: | 2019-03-05 |
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