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Growth aspirations of women entrepreneurs in tourism in Tanzania Lugalla, Irene Mkini
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Lugalla, I. M. (2018). Growth aspirations of women entrepreneurs in tourism in Tanzania. University of Groningen, SOM research school.
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1 “The institutional environment in Tanzania determines the business development and growth aspirations of women entrepreneurs in important ways”. (This thesis Chapter 3 and 4).
2. “In a weak institutional environment, inconsistencies , uncertainties, and mistrust affect researchers, entrepreneurs, business environment as well as the government particularly in collecting taxes and information” (This thesis chapter 4, 5, and 6).
3. “Normative institutions are key in Zanzibar, and the socio-economic
background is important for understanding institutional disarrays” (This thesis chapter 6).
4. “Female entrepreneurs use capital they hold, their habitus, and organize
themselves within their professional networks to actively respond to institutional tensions and pressure by complying, defying, manipulating, and trying to avoid the normative institution tensions and pressure”. (This thesis chapter 6).
5. The socio-economic background is an essential factor for female entrepreneurs to access cultural, social, and economic capital (This thesis Chapter 7).
6. “In Tanzania, education and financial capital are determinant factors for business growth” (This thesis chapter 7).
7. “An Educated woman will facilitate the education of her family and are important role models to their families” (This thesis Chapter 7)
8. “Entrepreneurship in Tanzania facilitates the unemployed to employ themselves and for the uneducated or less educated to secure employment and income” (This thesis Chapter 7).
9. “By supporting your family or kinsmen, you are supporting the community” African proverb.
