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This book, “The perspective of women’s entrepreneurship in the Age of Globalization” addresses the issue of female entrepreneurship development in the context of globalization. The authors take the position that entrepreneurship serves as a catalyst of economic development and globalization process has progressively reduced barriers to entrepreneurship and increased competition in the global market. Namely, important settings of inter-country cooperation in our times are the emergence of the phenomenon of globalization. Like an on-coming vehicle globalization cannot be stopped. However, we can influence its direction and we can prepare to use it as an instrument for improving the conditions of the greater majority of people all over the world. The recognition of the capacity of women entrepreneurs in our global community is no longer a matter for debate. It is our reality that Female Entrepreneurship has been the major factor contributing to the development of many countries.
This book brings together a large amount of information on various women entrepreneurship opportunities from different points of view and from different countries and regions. The special value of this volume is the networking of researchers - scientists and other professionals and experts all over the world and their participation with the articles based on research undertaken specifically for the book.
Introduction
Part I. Small Businesses as an Opportunity for Women to Add a New Professional Dimension to the Traditional Role in the Family and Society
Chapter 1. The Change of Women’s Roles through the Centuries: Confrontation of Tradition with New Challenges; Mirjana Radović Marković
Chapter 2. Past Female Entrepreneurship with the Stress on the Future in New Economy Globalization; Maika Valencia
Chapter 3. Cultivating Entrepreneurship among Women in the 21st Century; Ohugbenga Adesanya
Part II. Women Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: Challenges and Opportunities in Developed, Developing, and Transitional Economies
Chapter 4. La Vita Imprenditoriale: Female and Male Entrepreneurs in Italy; Siri Terjesen and Vanessa Ratten
Chapter 5. Women Entrepreneurs in Morocco: Vanguards of Change in the Muslim World; Kenneth R. Gray and Doris H. Gray
Chapter 6. Women Entrepreneurs and Development in Nigeria; Priscilla M. A. Aclakpa
Chapter 7. Women Entrepreneurs and Managers in Serbia; Mirjana Radović Marković
Chapter 8. Women Leaders: Case Study of Serbia; Mirjana Radović Marković
Chapter 9. Leading Women Entrepreneurs of Thailand; Siri Terjesen, Caroline Hatcher, Tatiana Wysocki, and Jessica Pham
Chapter 10. Women Entrepreneurship Context in Latin America: An Exploratory Study in Chile; José Ernesto Amorós and Olga Pizarro Sirojvić
Part III. Suitable Financial Arrangements That Support Female Entrepreneurship
Chapter 11. Do Women Benefit from Microcredit; Aniel Karamat
Chapter 12. Diversity Pays Financially; Murad Ali
Part IV. Empowering Women through Education
Chapter 13. Virtual Faculties: The Education of the Future; Mirjana Radović Marković and Dušan Marković
Chapter 14. Community Education, Women, and Entrepreneurship; Isaiah Esena
Chapter 15. Ensuring Quality for Nontraditional Universities and Colleges; Douglas Capogrossi
Chapter 16. Women in Distance Education in Nigeria; Nneka Onwu Ukoha
Chapter 17. Muslim Women Education in Kenya; Nayna Ghadially