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Gender, Institutions, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Jordanian Women in the Tourism Sector

In: Research on Islamic Business Concepts

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  • Baker Alserhan

    (Princess Sumaya University for Technology)

  • Kimberly Gleason

    (American University of Sharjah)

  • Jusuf Zeqiri

    (South East European University)

  • Areej Shabib Aloudat

    (Yarmouk University)

  • Hala Bashbsheh

    (Yarmouk University)

Abstract

Supporting female entrepreneurship is important in the context of developing countries where the participation of women in the formal sector has historically been limited. In this paper, we explore the perceptions of female entrepreneurs in the Jordanian tourism sector regarding how gendered formal and informal sector institutions impact their ventures as well as the sources of self-actualization derived from their role as entrepreneurs. Using a qualitative approach, we find that (a) female entrepreneurs in Jordan’s tourism industry face numerous challenges that are primarily gender-related and (b) their entrepreneurial achievement is fueled by several external and internal success factors, which are related to aspects of life as women in Jordan. Further, we find that women entrepreneurs in the Jordanian tourism achieve self-actualization from not only economic emancipation for themselves and other women, but also as agents of social change and from a stewardship role in Jordanian society, achieved through the establishment and operations of their businesses. We also offer recommendations for both policymakers and academics based on our findings.

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  • Baker Alserhan & Kimberly Gleason & Jusuf Zeqiri & Areej Shabib Aloudat & Hala Bashbsheh, 2023. "Gender, Institutions, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Jordanian Women in the Tourism Sector," Springer Proceedings in Business and Economics, in: Veland Ramadani & Baker Ahmad Alserhan & Leo Paul Dana & Jusuf Zeqiri & Hasan Terzi & Mehmet Bayirli (ed.), Research on Islamic Business Concepts, pages 111-136, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:prbchp:978-3-031-18663-9_8
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-18663-9_8
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