Ricerc@Sapienza

This paper aims at unveiling the work-family conflict construct
experienced by women entrepreneurs, by testing an all-inclusive model that
considers work and family antecedents and consequences of WFC. The study is
grounded on Europe and data from 511 Italian women entrepreneurs have
been collected mailing a survey of 45 multiple choice questions. Opposing
arguments either for the within and cross-domain hypotheses in relation to
antecedents, or for the matching and cross-domain hypotheses in relation to the

The aim of the paper is to explore the published management research on women entrepreneurs in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (also known as STEM) fields in order to offer a first, comprehensive state-of-the-art of this research. In doing so, a systematic literature review (SLR) of 32 papers has been undertaken. The results of this SLR show that the literature on this topic is still limited and fragmented. However, seeds have been sown for stimulating the theoretical debate and the empirical knowledge on these issues.

The aim of this paper is to verify if there is a typical enterprise model for the development of immigrant female entrepreneurship in Italy. Based on the literature on the subject, however, it is useful to ask the following research question: “can membership in a national and international network facilitate the development of immigrant female entrepreneurship operating in Italy”? The survey was carried out by submitting a questionnaire to a sample of immigrant women entrepreneurs in the textile and clothing sector based in Italy.

Purpose – In the knowledge economy, relational capital is a strategic, intangible and relevant asset of contemporary companies such as micro, small and medium enterprises. In this context, micro-enterprises are key drivers of economic growth and woman entrepreneurs are key developers of these businesses. From here, the aim of this paper is

The aim of this paper is to verify whether a successful development model of female immigrant entrepreneurship does exist in Italy. Our study will focus on the potentiality of social media strategies as opportunities for growth and development of new business ideas. The assumptions underpinning the theoretical framework are Hp1, implementing social media strategies is an opportunity for business development, and Hp2, the ability to create partnerships with companies within the same industry has an impact on the implementation of social media strategies.