Female Entrepreneurial Activity in Emerging Economies: A Systematic Literature Review

Resumen

This study reviews systematically the existing literature on female entrepreneurial activity in emerging economies. The paper reviews articles included in the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI). Based on the main findings, the literature considers three levels of analysis: micro-individual, meso-organizational, and macro-environmental. The results show that the macro-environmental level has perceived higher attention from scholars, while several studies have incorporated the other levels of analysis.

Palabras clave:

female entrepreneurship, women entrepreneurship, gender, emerging economies, literature review

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