Why husbands matter: Review of spousal influence on women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa
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Why husbands matter : Review of spousal influence on women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. / Wolf, Kathrin; Frese, Michael.
In: Africa Journal of Management, Vol. 4, No. 1, 02.01.2018, p. 1-32.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Why husbands matter
T2 - Review of spousal influence on women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa
AU - Wolf, Kathrin
AU - Frese, Michael
PY - 2018/1/2
Y1 - 2018/1/2
N2 - This article seeks to advance our understanding of successful women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa by examining how husbands contribute to women's entrepreneurial activity and performance. Little is known about husbands’ influence in this region, although sub-Saharan women entrepreneurs are deeply embedded in their families and are important drivers of social and economic development. Based on a systematic literature review identifying six recurring types of supportive and constraining spousal influence, we explore the implications for women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that sub-Saharan Africa differs substantially from the context of previous research and derive propositions of how spousal influence is affected by resource-scarce entrepreneurial ecosystems, patriarchal societies and work-family integration. Our propositions illustrate the importance of contextualizing spousal influence and highlight that husbands are critical stakeholders for women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa.
AB - This article seeks to advance our understanding of successful women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa by examining how husbands contribute to women's entrepreneurial activity and performance. Little is known about husbands’ influence in this region, although sub-Saharan women entrepreneurs are deeply embedded in their families and are important drivers of social and economic development. Based on a systematic literature review identifying six recurring types of supportive and constraining spousal influence, we explore the implications for women entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa. We argue that sub-Saharan Africa differs substantially from the context of previous research and derive propositions of how spousal influence is affected by resource-scarce entrepreneurial ecosystems, patriarchal societies and work-family integration. Our propositions illustrate the importance of contextualizing spousal influence and highlight that husbands are critical stakeholders for women entrepreneurs in sub-Saharan Africa.
KW - Africa
KW - family embeddedness
KW - review
KW - spousal support
KW - women entrepreneurship
KW - Management studies
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85050733912&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/23322373.2018.1428019
DO - 10.1080/23322373.2018.1428019
M3 - Journal articles
AN - SCOPUS:85050733912
VL - 4
SP - 1
EP - 32
JO - Africa Journal of Management
JF - Africa Journal of Management
SN - 2332-2373
IS - 1
ER -