Female entrepreneurship in the United Arab Emirates: Legislative encouragements and cultural constraints

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 329-334

  Goby, Valerie Priscilla ^a   Erogul, Murat Sakir ^a  

^a ZAYED UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; GENDER ISSUE; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; WOMENS EMPLOYMENT; WOMENS ORGANIZATION;

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 79958262846     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wsif.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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