1. Woman entrepreneurship in rural Vietnam: success and motivational factors
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Le, Quan V. and Raven, Peter V.
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Businesswomen -- Surveys -- Economic aspects ,Microfinance -- Analysis ,Entrepreneurship -- Analysis ,Business ,Economics ,Business, international ,Regional focus/area studies - Abstract
The objective of this study was to examine the impact of a number of variables on the perceptions of women entrepreneurs' success and motivational factors. We partnered with PeaceTrees Vietnam, a Seattle-based NGO and the Women's Union of Vietnam to conduct field work in Quang Tri province in central Vietnam. A survey was administered to 20 women entrepreneurs in 6 different communes. Of the 120 surveys administered, 109 usable surveys were received. We found that women owners of businesses in Quang Tri Province perceived success to be a result of their values and perceptions of entrepreneurship. Similarly, the women were motivated by both their perceptions of values and perceptions of entrepreneurship. JEL Classifications: O1, O12, O53 Keywords: Women Entrepreneurship Development, Microenterprises, Microcredit, Success, Motivations, Problems, INTRODUCTION In 1998, the Government of Vietnam introduced the National Plan of Action for the Advancement of Women to integrate women into the national development agenda without discrimination. Woman entrepreneurship [...]
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- 2015