Women and Entrepreneurship : Evidence from Lebanon and United Arab Emirates

• Autorzy: Mony Trad

Warianty tytułu

Kobiety i przedsiębiorczość : przegląd badań dotyczących Libanu i Zjednoczonych Emiratów Arabskich

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Background. The principle reason for this paper is to completely understand females' business involvement in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) zone. Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates provide a good environment for research about women's status in business and this topic requires more thorough exploration.
Research aims. The purpose of the article is an initial analysis of women's situation in the Arab countries and assessment of the risks and open doors for women who are willing to own and work their establishments all through the MENA region, however the remarkable attention was given to two chosen nations from the region: Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.
Methodology. The paper is in light of composing a review of the conducted research and data gathered on females' business in MENA area. It takes into consideration studies done on women in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates and the analysis of figures and tables. Thus, it is a literature review and an analysis of secondary resources of data.
Key findings. Females' business has not reached its full capability. Now is the time to enhance women's entrepreneurship. Women in Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates are still facing several social, cultural, and economic obstacles as part of the workforce. The ability of administrations both to generate measures that are valid, reactive, and inclusive and to improve gender orientation balance is crucial. (original abstract)

Tło badań. Głównym powodem, dla którego powstał niniejszy artykuł, jest chęć pokazania, jak funkcjonuje kobiecy biznes w krajach Środkowego Wschodu i Afryki Północnej (MENA).
Cel badań. Celem artykułu jest wstępne rozpoznanie położenia kobiet w krajach MENA i ocena ryzyka oraz szans, na jakie natrafiają te spośród nich, które chcą podjąć własną działalność gospodarczą czy pracę. Szczególną uwagę poświęcono dwóm wybranym państwom tego regionu - Zjednoczonym Emiratom Arabskim i Libanowi.
Metodologia. Artykuł ten stanowi przegląd istniejących wyników badań oraz opiera się na analizie danych statystycznych dotyczących kobiecego biznesu w rejonie MENA. Wzięto w nim pod uwagę analizy przedstawiające położenie kobiet w Libanie i Zjednoczonych Emiratach Arabskich.
Kluczowe wnioski. Kobiecy biznes nie osiągnął pełni swoich możliwości. Z punktu widzenia ekonomicznego i społecznego ważny jest wzrost przedsiębiorczości kobiet. Dużą rolę odgrywa administracja państwowa, która może podjąć działania o charakterze wzmacniającym i włączającym kobiety, które to działania doprowadziłyby do większego zrównoważenia relacji między płciami w biznesie. (abstrakt oryginalny)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Woman; Women in business; Entrepreneurship

PL

Kobieta; Kobieta w biznesie; Przedsiębiorczość

• Czasopismo: International Journal of Contemporary Management
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 14
• Numer: nr 4
• Strony: 7--22

Twórcy

autor

Mony Trad

• Cracow University of Economics

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DOI

10.4467/24498939IJCM.15.008.4487