Spousal Roles on Motivations for Entrepreneurship: A Qualitative Study in New Zealand |
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Authors: | Jodyanne Kirkwood |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Management, School of Business, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | Little is known about the role the spouse plays in an entrepreneur’s motivations for entrepreneurship. A gender comparative
qualitative study is presented, based on interviews with 68 entrepreneurs (45 men and 23 women) in New Zealand. A continuum
of spousal support is described—those whose spouses are co-founders, supportive spouses, and unsupportive/ambivalent spouses.
Findings show that women and men tend to have different expectations of their spouse when contemplating starting a business.
A woman looks to her husband for business advice, for support, and encouragement and considers the effects that starting a
business may have on her spouse. A man tends to assume support is forthcoming, and some men start businesses without explicit
spousal support. Contributions to theories of family business are made. |
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