Overview
- Provides interdisciplinary data-based insights on entrepreneurial activities of women in STEM disciplines
- Presents international evidence on the role of women entrepreneurs in innovation
- Recommends policy action to promote gender diversity in STEM and support for women entrepreneurs
Part of the book series: Contributions to Management Science (MANAGEMENT SC.)
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Table of contents (5 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This book presents scholarly reflections on women's entrepreneurial propensity and on women's entrepreneurship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. Contributing to a country's innovativeness and competitiveness, women entrepreneurs also promote healthy social and economic growth and act as mentors and role models for younger women. However, the low involvement of women in STEM, which begins at education, affects the share of women entrepreneurs in these fields. The authors address these issues and highlight the output of research studies by bringing together both global and country-specific evidence. Researchers and policymakers interested in advancing women's entrepreneurship, especially in STEM, will particularly benefit from this book.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Michela Mari is Associate Professor of Management at Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy, where she currently is Vice Director of the Scientific Observatory on Women Entrepreneurship (Osservatorio Scientifico Imprese Femminili—Osif). At Tor Vergata University of Rome, she currently teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses on general management and service management. Her main research interests lie in the fields of women's entrepreneurship and service management. She has published several articles and chapters on women entrepreneurship issues.
Sara Poggesi is Associate Professor of Management at Tor Vergata University of Rome, Italy, where she currently is Director of the Scientific Observatory on Women Entrepreneurship (Osservatorio Scientifico Imprese Femminili—Osif). At Tor Vergata University of Rome, she currently teaches undergraduate and postgraduate management courses. Her research interests mainly lie in the fields of women's entrepreneurship and service management. She has published several articles and chapters on women entrepreneurship issues.
Lene Foss is Professor of Pedagogy at School of Education and Communication, Jönköping University, Sweden, and Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at School of Business and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway. She has published widely and is Author of several articles, chapters, and books on women’s role in entrepreneurship and innovation, including a special focus on STEM disciplines.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Women's Entrepreneurship in STEM Disciplines
Book Subtitle: Issues and Perspectives
Editors: Michaela Mari, Sara Poggesi, Lene Foss
Series Title: Contributions to Management Science
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83792-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Business and Management, Business and Management (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-83791-4Published: 27 September 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-83794-5Published: 28 September 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-83792-1Published: 25 September 2021
Series ISSN: 1431-1941
Series E-ISSN: 2197-716X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 87
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 2 illustrations in colour
Topics: Diversity Management/Women in Business, Start-Ups/Venture Capital, Sociology of Work, Corporate Social Responsibility