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Women entrepreneurs in a transition economy: the case of Vietnam

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  • William Scheela
  • Tran Thi Van Hoa

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This paper presents exploratory case studies of six Vietnamese women entrepreneurs in order to study the significance and effectiveness of a Network-Based Growth Strategy for new ventures in a transition economy. Using institutional theory as the theoretical framework, we analysed the impact of undeveloped institutions on the performance of Vietnamese women entrepreneurs. We hypothesise that women entrepreneurs operating in a transition economy without fully developed institutions will use networking with key stakeholders as a basic growth strategy. Exploratory findings indicate that women entrepreneurs in Vietnam, to a greater extent than Western women entrepreneurs, make significant use of networking with government officials in order to develop and build their new ventures.

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  • William Scheela & Tran Thi Van Hoa, 2004. "Women entrepreneurs in a transition economy: the case of Vietnam," International Journal of Management and Decision Making, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 5(1), pages 1-20.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijmdma:v:5:y:2004:i:1:p:1-20
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    1. , Aisdl, 2020. "Sustainability model of Vietnamese women entrepreneurship," OSF Preprints kjmdr, Center for Open Science.
    2. Richard Harrison & William Scheela & P. C. Lai & Sivapalan Vivekarajah, 2018. "Beyond institutional voids and the middle-income trap: The emerging business angel market in Malaysia," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 35(4), pages 965-991, December.
    3. Anonymous, 2009. "Gender and Innovation in South Asia," Working Papers id:1890, eSocialSciences.
    4. Szyliowicz, Dara & Galvin, Tiffany, 2010. "Applying broader strokes: Extending institutional perspectives and agendas for international entrepreneurship research," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 19(4), pages 317-332, August.
    5. Nada Kobeissi, 2010. "Gender factors and female entrepreneurship: International evidence and policy implications," Journal of International Entrepreneurship, Springer, vol. 8(1), pages 1-35, March.

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