Women Entrepreneurs: Developing Leadership for Success

by Sandra J. Wells

Overview

First Published in 1998. Female entrepreneurs represent a rapidly growing element of corporate America, as evidenced in The National Women's Business Council's 1991 Annual Report to the President of the United States and Congress. Given that so much of the business of America is composed of organizations started and run by women, a sobering statistic presented in the same report attests to the failure rate of these businesses: women-owned businesses fail at a rate seven to eleven percent higher than businesses owned by men. Given the theoretical foundation of the nature of adult learning, this research explored the phenomenon of learning for a select group of adult learners, a group of successful female entrepreneurs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135658212
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/04/2014
Series:	Garland Studies in Entrepreneurship
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	190
File size:	1 MB

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 The Study; Chapter 2 Review of the Literature; Chapter 3 Methodology of the Study; Chapter 4 The Data; Chapter 5 Discussion of Findings, Conclusions, and Implications of this Study;

Editorial Reviews

Through an examination of the personal characteristics and achievements of 18 female corporate presidents, the author explores how these women acquired leadership capabilities as well as the technical knowledge to lead their organizations. She argues that childhood experiences, significant relationships, previous work experiences, personal goals and experiences, and knowledge of self are critical determinants in their business success. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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