Promotie

Existentieel Uitgedaagde Vrouwelijke Ondernemers. Weerstand tegen shocks die informele, kleinschalige agrifood ondernemingen in Benin ervaren

Promovendus AB (Blandine) Ekpodilè-Domingo MSc
Promotor prof.dr. WA (Wilfred) Dolfsma
dr.ir. SE (Sijmen) Schoustra
Copromotor dr. VC (Valentina) Materia
dr.ir. AR (Anita) Linnemann
Organisatie Wageningen University, Business Management & Organisation
Datum

vr 1 november 2024 13:00 tot 14:30

Locatie Omnia, gebouwnummer 105
Hoge Steeg 2
6708 PH Wageningen
+31 (0)317 - 484 500
Zaal/kamer Auditorium

Samenvatting (Engelstalig)

Women entrepreneurs leading agrifood businesses in the Global South face existential shocks regularly; they need to adopt strategies to be resilient against such shocks. This thesis addresses three interconnected aims: (1) to provide a comprehensive understanding of what shocks women entrepreneurs face, and evidence of their impact; (2) to identify resources and capabilities women entrepreneurs combine to innovate their business and overcome these shocks; and (3) to analyse the role of social networks in building business resilience. Combined, addressing these aims uncovers the conditions under which women entrepreneurs operate and the turbulent nature of their social and business contexts. The thesis provides an understanding of how women entrepreneurs build resilience for a variety of shocks that the literature so far has failed to address and contributes to the continuity, performance and profitability of women entrepreneurs despite the significant impact of the shocks they face.