Women’s self-employment intentions after global shocks: insights from Egypt and Spain

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dc.contributor.authorZabala Zarauz, Alaitz
dc.contributor.authorGhalwash, Seham
dc.contributor.authorIsmail, Ayman
dc.contributor.authorPeña Legazkue, Iñaki
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-30T10:27:23Z
dc.date.available2025-10-30T10:27:23Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-18
dc.date.updated2025-10-30T10:27:23Z
dc.description.abstractWe compare the self-employment intentions of women from different contexts, namely, Egypt and Spain after two recent incidents of global economic collapse – the 2008 global financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. We draw on occupational choice and human capital theories to better understand how the self-employment intentions of women with different age, perceptual and human capital profiles vary in periods of crisis. Consistent with previous studies, the results suggest that intentions of self-employment vary with the specific perceptual and human capital attributes of women. However, the macroeconomic conditions and the context matter since the findings also show that the factors that drive the self-employment intention of women differ from one global shock to another. Moreover, the impact of each global shock in every context is different. These findings provide new guidance for policymakers by acknowledging the relevance of the heterogeneity of women, economic periods and contexts to the choice of self-employment.en
dc.description.sponsorshipDr. Iñaki Peña-Legazkue wants to thank the Department of Education of the Basque Government for the research grant IT-1050-16 and the Ministry of Science and Innovation of Spain for the research grant PID2020-114658RB-I00.en
dc.identifier.citationZabala, A., Ghalwash, S., Ismail, A., & Peña-Legazkue, I. (2023). Women’s self-employment intentions after global shocks: insights from Egypt and Spain. European Journal of International Management, 20(1), 124-142. https://doi.org/10.1504/EJIM.2023.130359
dc.identifier.doi10.1504/EJIM.2023.130359
dc.identifier.eissn1751-6765
dc.identifier.issn1751-6757
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/4149
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherInderscience Publishers
dc.subject.otherCrisis
dc.subject.otherHuman capital
dc.subject.otherIntention
dc.subject.otherOccupational choice
dc.subject.otherPerceptions
dc.subject.otherSelf-employment
dc.subject.otherShocks
dc.subject.otherWomen entrepreneurship
dc.titleWomen’s self-employment intentions after global shocks: insights from Egypt and Spainen
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage142
oaire.citation.issue1
oaire.citation.startPage124
oaire.citation.titleEuropean Journal of International Management
oaire.citation.volume20
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