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O empreendedorismo é um fenómeno internacional cada vez mais estudado, sendo muitas vez
entendido como uma aposta para a criação de emprego e consequentemente conducente ao
crescimento económico.
Este trabalho de investigação tem como objetivo fundamental abordar a problemática
relacionada com o género e o empreendedorismo na sociedade portuguesa. Trata-se de um
tema atual e ainda são conhecidos poucos trabalhos empíricos que abordem esta temática.
Pretende-se explicitar o conceito de empreendedor, as diferenças comportamentais e sociais
entre os géneros feminino e masculino enquanto empreendedores e identificar mulheres
portuguesas empreendedoras. Para isso, realiza-se uma análise empírica da problemática com
base nos dados do Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) em Portugal para os anos 2007 a
2012.
Optou-se por uma metodologia qualitativa, de estudo de caso múltiplo, sendo o instrumento de
recolha de dados a entrevista semiestruturada.
Posteriormente procedeu-se à análise do conteúdo das entrevistas realizadas, reunindo-se os
dados das diversas fontes e comparando-os com os dados teóricos recolhidos. A amostra
deste estudo envolveu oito participantes – mulheres portuguesas empreendedoras em
diferentes ramos de negócio.
Relativamente aos resultados obtidos, constatou-se que a maioria das entrevistadas tem
familiares empreendedores, sendo o pai a figura apontada como a impulsionadora da atividade
empreendedora. Verificou-se, ainda, que o desejo de realização pessoal e independência são
os principais fatores motivadores de trabalhar por conta própria.
Como conclusão e baseado nos resultados obtidos, podemos ainda referir que nenhuma
empreendedora sentiu ou sente qualquer descriminação ou desigualdade de género sendo
mulher empreendedora em Portugal.
Entrepreneurship is an international phenomenon increasingly studied, being often understood as a bet for job creation and therefore conducive to economic growth. This research aims to address the fundamental problems related to gender and entrepreneurship in the Portuguese society. This is a current topic and few empirical studies that address this issue are known. It is intended to clarify the concept of entrepreneur, social and behavioural differences between female and male genders as entrepreneurs and identify Portuguese women entrepreneurs. Thus, an empirical analysis of the problem has been made based on data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in Portugal for the years 2007 to 2012. An option has been made for a qualitative methodology, of multiple case study, being the data collection instrument the semi-structured interview. Subsequently I proceeded to the analysis of the content of the interviews, gathering data from various sources and comparing them with the theoretical data collected. The sample of this study involved eight participants – Portuguese women entrepreneurs in different branches of business. In relation to the results obtained, it was found that most respondents have family entrepreneurs, being the father figure singled out as the driver of entrepreneurial activity. It was found that the desire for personal fulfilment and independence are the main motivating factors to work on their own. As a conclusion, and based on the results obtained, we can still say that no entrepreneur felt or feels any discrimination or gender inequality being an entrepreneur woman in Portugal.
Entrepreneurship is an international phenomenon increasingly studied, being often understood as a bet for job creation and therefore conducive to economic growth. This research aims to address the fundamental problems related to gender and entrepreneurship in the Portuguese society. This is a current topic and few empirical studies that address this issue are known. It is intended to clarify the concept of entrepreneur, social and behavioural differences between female and male genders as entrepreneurs and identify Portuguese women entrepreneurs. Thus, an empirical analysis of the problem has been made based on data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) in Portugal for the years 2007 to 2012. An option has been made for a qualitative methodology, of multiple case study, being the data collection instrument the semi-structured interview. Subsequently I proceeded to the analysis of the content of the interviews, gathering data from various sources and comparing them with the theoretical data collected. The sample of this study involved eight participants – Portuguese women entrepreneurs in different branches of business. In relation to the results obtained, it was found that most respondents have family entrepreneurs, being the father figure singled out as the driver of entrepreneurial activity. It was found that the desire for personal fulfilment and independence are the main motivating factors to work on their own. As a conclusion, and based on the results obtained, we can still say that no entrepreneur felt or feels any discrimination or gender inequality being an entrepreneur woman in Portugal.
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Dissertação apresentada ao Instituto Politécnico do Porto para obtenção do
Grau de Mestre em Gestão das Organizações, Ramo Gestão de Empresas
Orientada por Prof. Doutora Maria Clara Dias Pinto Ribeiro
Keywords
Empreendedorismo Mulher Portugal Género Entrepreneurship Woman Gender