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A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP AN INSIGHT FROM PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).41      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).41      Published : Sep 2019

A Fresh Perspective on Female Entrepreneurship: An Insight from Pakistan

Abstract

    his research explores the dynamics of women entrepreneurs in the context of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Pakistan. Underpinning on contemporary literature on drivers and barriers of women entrepreneurs, this research argues that literature and empirical evidences on negotiations is scarce and underdeveloped. Therefore, capitalizing on an interpretive qualitative assumption, this research collected date through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through thematic analysis. Conceptually, this research provides a fresh and novel perspective by providing interesting inside from empirical evidences. This research concludes that women entrepreneurs in Peshawar, Pakistan cultural and social constraints. However, personal motivation and family support helped them to negotiate with these constraints.

    (1) Shahwali Khan
    Assistant Professor,Management Sciences,Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Mohammad Sohail Yunis
    Assistant Professor, Management Sciences, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan
    (3) Fahad Abdullah
    Associate Professor,Management Sciences, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : Khan, Shahwali, Mohammad Sohail Yunis, and Fahad Abdullah. 2019. "A Fresh Perspective on Female Entrepreneurship: An Insight from Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (III): 318-325 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).41

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    HARVARD : KHAN, S., YUNIS, M. S. & ABDULLAH, F. 2019. A Fresh Perspective on Female Entrepreneurship: An Insight from Pakistan. Global Social Sciences Review, IV, 318-325.

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    MHRA : Khan, Shahwali, Mohammad Sohail Yunis, and Fahad Abdullah. 2019. "A Fresh Perspective on Female Entrepreneurship: An Insight from Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, IV: 318-325

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    MLA : Khan, Shahwali, Mohammad Sohail Yunis, and Fahad Abdullah. "A Fresh Perspective on Female Entrepreneurship: An Insight from Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review, IV.III (2019): 318-325 Print.

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    OXFORD : Khan, Shahwali, Yunis, Mohammad Sohail, and Abdullah, Fahad (2019), "A Fresh Perspective on Female Entrepreneurship: An Insight from Pakistan", Global Social Sciences Review, IV (III), 318-325

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    TURABIAN : Khan, Shahwali, Mohammad Sohail Yunis, and Fahad Abdullah. "A Fresh Perspective on Female Entrepreneurship: An Insight from Pakistan." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. III (2019): 318-325. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).41