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Women Entrepreneurs In The Greek Countryside: A Typology According To Motives And Business Characteristics

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  • OLGA IAKOVIDOU

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, P. O. Box 232, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • STAVRIANI KOUTSOU

    (Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, School of Agricultural Technology, Department of Farm Management, P. O. Box 141, 57400 Thessaloniki, Greece)

  • MARIA PARTALIDOU

    (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Agricultural Economics, P. O. Box 232, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece)

Abstract

Differences between male and female entrepreneurs provide compelling reasons to study the latter separately. Especially in rural areas, research shows that women are a remarkable and unexplored source of the labor force. Nevertheless, few researchers have examined rural women and the issues pertaining to their entrepreneurship separately. The contribution of this study to the debate of women entrepreneurship is the closer examination of women in Greek rural areas. This research aims to examine factors that must be considered independently with recognition to the variances of rural areas with different geomorphologic and economic profiles. The characteristics of women entrepreneurship in Greek rural areas and the women's motives for the undertaking of the entrepreneurial activity are used to identify a typology of women entrepreneurs in the Greek countryside.

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  • Olga Iakovidou & Stavriani Koutsou & Maria Partalidou, 2009. "Women Entrepreneurs In The Greek Countryside: A Typology According To Motives And Business Characteristics," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 14(02), pages 165-179.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:jdexxx:v:14:y:2009:i:02:n:s1084946709001211
    DOI: 10.1142/S1084946709001211
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    1. Tianjiao Qiu, 2018. "Influence Of Cultural Practices On Social Support Of Female Entrepreneurs' Startups," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 23(01), pages 1-21, March.
    2. Achilleas Kontogeorgos & Panagiota Sergaki & Fotios Chatzitheodoridis, 2017. "An Assessment Of New Farmers’ Perceptions About Agricultural Cooperatives," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(01), pages 1-13, March.
    3. Zafeirios Thomakis & Irene Daskalopoulou, 2022. "Entrepreneurial Views and Rural Entrepreneurial Potential: Evidence from Greece," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 13(2), pages 1611-1634, June.

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