Women Entrepreneurship in Family Business

There has been growing attention placed on the role of female run and managed business in the global economy due to the increasing emphasis on gender equity. Despite the importance of female entrepreneurship, there has only been recently increased research attention devoted to entrepreneurship in the context of female entrepreneurship dynamics. This edited book examines female entrepreneurship and internationalization from both a practical and policy perspective and looks at the role of female entrepreneurship in the global economy.

1. Women Entrepreneurship in Family Business: An Overview Vanessa Ratten, Leo-Paul Dana and Veland Ramadani 2. The Role of Gender in Family-Business Research: A Systematic Review of the Literature Leona Achtenhagen, Kajsa Haag and Friederike Welter 3. Women-Led Enterprises in Germany: The More Social, Ecological and Corporate Responsible Businesses? André Pahnke, Kerstin Ettl and Friederike Welter 4. Family Firms and Non-Family Firms: A Survey in Italian and Spanish Wine Sector Performance Laura Broccardo and Elisa Truant 5. The Role of Women as Entrepreneurs in Family Business: A Literature Review Alessandra Faraudello, Lucrezia Songini, Massimiliano Pellegrini and Luca Gnan 6. Innocent Sampling in Research on Gender and Entrepreneurship Annie Roos and Johan Gaddefors 7. How Does Spouse Involvement Affect Business Growth? A Matter of Gender Eli Gimmon, Zeevik Greenberg and Yanav Farja 8. Firm Performance, Corporate Governance and Gender Diversity in Top Italian Family Firms Michela C. Mason and Josanco Floreani 9. When Do Women Make a Difference in The Family Firm: Understanding the Latin American Context Luz Elena Orozco Collazos, Isabel Botero and Maria Piedad Lopez Vergara 10. Female Entrepreneurship in Developing Contexts: Characteristics, Challenges and Dynamics Andrea Caputo, Luisa De Vita, Michela Mari and Sara Poggesi 11. Gender Entrepreneurial Leadership in Family Businesses: A Case Study from Bosnia & Herzegovina Ramo Palalic, Veland Ramadani, Leo-Paul Dana and Vanessa Ratten 12. Listed Italian Family Firms: Corporate Governance Composition and Effects on Performance Laura Broccardo and Elisa Truant 13. Future Research Directions for Women Entrepreneurship in Family Business Vanessa Ratten, Veland Ramadani and Leo-Paul Dana

Vanessa Ratten is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Department of Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Marketing, La Trobe University, Australia. Leo-Paul Dana is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Montpellier Business School, Montpellier, France. Veland Ramadani is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Management at the Faculty of Business and Economics, South East European University, Macedonia.