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A Conceptual and Theoretical Framework for Examining Women’s Learning About Entrepreneurship

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This chapter offers both a conceptual and theoretical model to explain my analysis of interview data which revealed that the entrepreneurs used informal learning through a variety of networks and within various social settings to design, plan, open, operate, and expand their businesses (e.g., learning from others and learning on the job). The conceptual framework provides a visual representation of ideas. The theoretical framework links theories to my analyses of those ideas. These tools provide one explanation of the analysis.

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Maslak, M.A. (2018). A Conceptual and Theoretical Framework for Examining Women’s Learning About Entrepreneurship. In: Education and Female Entrepreneurship in Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-55483-3_14

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