Navigating the Family Support Paradox in Female Entrepreneurship – A Developing Country Perspective
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In: Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings, Vol. 2025, No. 1, 07.2025.
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T1 - Navigating the Family Support Paradox in Female Entrepreneurship – A Developing Country Perspective
AU - Hundera, Mulu
AU - Mensmann, Mona
AU - Habersang, Stefanie
N1 - Conference code: 85
PY - 2025/7
Y1 - 2025/7
N2 - In this study, we explore the dual role of family support as both an enabler and constraint in female entrepreneurship. Based on 51 in-depth interviews with 20 female-led businesses in Ethiopia, we introduce the concept of the “family support paradox”, which captures how family support can simultaneously facilitate and hinder entrepreneurial activities. We show how female entrepreneurs navigate the tensions arising from this paradox, providing a nuanced view on the various implications of family support in female entrepreneurship. Our study enriches the female entrepreneurship literature by bridging research on family support and gender dynamics in entrepreneurship. Moreover, we extend the understanding of paradoxical relationships in entrepreneurship.
AB - In this study, we explore the dual role of family support as both an enabler and constraint in female entrepreneurship. Based on 51 in-depth interviews with 20 female-led businesses in Ethiopia, we introduce the concept of the “family support paradox”, which captures how family support can simultaneously facilitate and hinder entrepreneurial activities. We show how female entrepreneurs navigate the tensions arising from this paradox, providing a nuanced view on the various implications of family support in female entrepreneurship. Our study enriches the female entrepreneurship literature by bridging research on family support and gender dynamics in entrepreneurship. Moreover, we extend the understanding of paradoxical relationships in entrepreneurship.
KW - Management studies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=105009412367&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.5465/AMPROC.2025.327bp
DO - 10.5465/AMPROC.2025.327bp
M3 - Conference article in journal
AN - SCOPUS:105009412367
VL - 2025
JO - Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
JF - Academy of Management Annual Meeting Proceedings
SN - 0065-0668
IS - 1
T2 - 85th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management - AOM 2025
Y2 - 25 July 2025 through 29 July 2025
ER -