women in business

Assessment Task Assessment 1: Case Study (3,500 words ± 10%) You will be given three written case studies which are based on real life interviews with women in business. You are required to provide a critical analysis of one or more of these life stories drawing on theories and concepts from the module. The first assessment is weighted at 70% of the module mark. You should aim to demonstrate understanding of learning outcomes 1-4. Marking Criteria: The assignment will be marked according to the following criteria: ¢ Evidence of understanding of relevant theoretical models and ability to apply them correctly (40%) ¢ Evidence of critical analysis and thinking (40%) ¢ Originality (10%) ¢ Overall presentation, including the logic of the argument, clarity of writing, correct referencing and absence of typographical and grammatical errors (10%) Assessment Checklist Introduction o Is the opening paragraph clearly written? o Does it state the purpose of the paper or issue addressed? o Does it give an outline of the structure of the paper and what will be covered? o You may like to include an interesting piece of information to set the scene for what follows. Main body o Does the first section of the main body give definitions of all concepts, ideas, theories etc. central to the assessment question? o Are each of the main areas, topics, arguments etc. covered in a separate paragraph? o Does the essay content progress from one area to the next, in a clear, coherent and linear manner? o Have you really answered all the question(s) o Are all the issues / definitions clearly explained? Conclusion o Does the conclusion clearly and briefly summarise the main points/ arguments of the assessment? o Does the conclusion briefly weigh up / discuss the merits of these arguments? o Where the assessment question requires an answer, does the conclusion include one? o Does the conclusion make the mistake of introducing a new topic, fact or argument? General Presentation o Does the essay begin with the question, clearly distinguishable from the main body of the text? o Are there any spelling mistakes? o Are there any grammatical errors? o Are there any slang or colloquial words, repeated words or typographical errors? Format: o Does the essay clearly state the essay question at the beginning of the document? o Is the line spacing set to 1.5 or 2.0 for main body text? o Are quotes of 2 sentences or more formatted as an indented paragraph, with a line spacing of 1.0? o Are paragraphs uniform in their format? o Have you used a presentable font, preferably Times New Roman or Arial? o Is the margin width approximately 2.5 cm? o Is the text left justified? o Does the word count of the essay fall within 10% either way of the assigned length (for eg. an essay of a maximum length of 2000 should be no shorter than 1800 and no longer than 2200). o Have you used a spell check? o Have you proof read the finished version? o Have you created a back-up copy? o Have you saved the assessment with a unique name that will ensure you upload the correct version when you submit your assessment? References o Are all quotes, ideas, theories etc. attributed with a citation? o Do all citations include a page number where relevant? eg. Smith (1998, p.45). o Is every citation within the text included as a full reference in the list at the end? o Are all the references ordered alphabetically? o Does the reference list reflect a range of academic sources, including journal articles, websites, books and textbooks? Recommended Reading The following books are recommended as core texts for the module: Bradley, H. (2007) Gender, Cambridge, UK: Polity Press. Ibarra, H. (2003) Working Identity, Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press. Rutherford, S. (2011) Women’s Work Men’s Cultures, New York: Palgrave Macmillan. Additional Resources The following articles, reports and books can be used for further reading. You are not expected to read all of the articles! Abrar, A. (2011) Gender and Entrepreneurial Learning: A Case of Female Entrepreneurs in Creative Industry, Essex: Essex Business School. Ahl, H. (2006) Why Research on Women Entrepreneurs Needs New Directions, Entrepreneurship, Theory and Practice, September 2006, pp595-621. Aldrich, H. (1989) Networking Among Women Entrepreneurs In Winn, J. (2004) Entrepreneurship: not an easy path to top management for women, Women in Management Review, Vol. 19, No. 3, pp 143-153. Arad Consulting, Women Starting Business: Executive Summary, [online] Available from: www.chwaraeteg.com, (Accessed: 8 July 2012). Baker, T., Aldrich, H.E. and Liou, N. (1997) Invisible Entrepreneurs: The Neglect of Women Business Owners by Mass Media and Scholarly Journals in the United States. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 9, No. 3, pp 221-238. Barnett, F., and Barnett, S. (1988). Working Together: Entrepreneurial Couples, Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. Bradshaw, P. (1996) Women as Constituent Directors: Re-reading Current Texts Using a Feminist-postmodernist Approach. In Boje, D.M. et al., (eds). Postmodern Management and Organisational Theory, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 95-124. Brush, C. (2006) Women Entrepreneurs: A Research Overview, In M. Casson, B. Yeung, A. Basu, and N. Wadeson, The Oxford Handbook of Entrepreneurship (ed), Oxford: Oxford University Press, Ch. 23. Butler, J. (1990) Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity, London, New York: Routledge. Butler, J. (1993) Bodies that Matter: On the Discursive Limits of Sex, New York: Routledge. Carter, S. Anderson, S, and Shaw, E. (2001). Women’s Business Ownership: A Review of the Academic, Popular and Internet Literature, London: Small Business Service Research Report RR002/01. Carter,S. and Shaw, E. (2006) Women’s Business Ownership: Recent Research and Policy Developments, London: Small Business Service Research Report. Coyle, H.E. and Flannery, D.D.(2005) Gendered Contexts of Learning: Female Entrepreneurs in Male-Dominated Industries within the United States, [online] Available from: (Accessed: 10 July 2012). Cuncliffe, A.L. (2004), ˜On Becoming a Reflexive Practitioner’, Journal of Management Education Vol 28, No 4, pp 407-426. De Beauvoir, S. (1973) The Second Sex, New York: Vintage. Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) (2011) BIS Small Business Survey 2010 Women-led Businesses Boost, Sheffield: Enterprise and Economic Development Analysis, BIS. Eagly, A. and Karau, S. (2002) Role Congruity Theory of Prejudice Toward Female Leaders, Psychological Review, Vol. 109, No. 3, pp 573-598. Ekinsmyth, C. (2012) What’s in a name? The Mumpreneur Debate and Contemporary Feminism, ISBE Enterprising Matters eMagazine (Gender “ winter 2012) [online], Available from: (Accessed: 12 April 2012). Fenwick, T. (2003) Women Entrepreneurs: A Critical Review of the Literature, Canada: University of Alberta Department of Educational Policy Studies. Hamilton, E. (2006) Whose Story is it Anyway? Narrative Accounts of the Role of Women in Founding and Establishing Family Businesses, International Small Business Journal, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp 253-271. Hamilton, E. and Smith, R. (2003) The Entrepreneuse: A Silent Entrepreneurial Narrative, in 2003 Proceedings of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Development Conference, University of Surrey, April 2003, pp. 183-92. Shipley: European Research Press. Holmes, M. (2007) What is Gender? London, Sage. Hytti, U. (2010) Contextualizing entrepreneurship in the Boundaryless Career, Gender in Management: An International Journal, Vol. 25 No. 1, pp. 64-81. James, A. (1998) Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, How Do Women Leaders Grow? Women in Management Review, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp 67-71. Ibarra, H. (1999) Provisional Selves: Experimenting with Image and Identity in Professional Adaptation, Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 44, pp 764-791 Kirkwood, J. (2007) Igniting the Entrepreneurial Spirit: Is the Role Parents Play Gendered? International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, Vol 13, No. 1, pp 39-49. Mallon, M. and Cohen, L. (2001) Time for a Change? Women’s Accounts of the Move from Organisat
ional Careers to Self Employment, British Academy of Management, Vol. 12, pp 217-230. Marlow, S. (1996) Feminism, Gender and Entrepreneurship, In K. Mole, and M. Ram, (eds), Perspectives in Entrepreneurship, Basingstoke, Hampshire: Palgrave, pp 59-74. Marlow, S. (2002). Self-employed Women: A Part Of or Apart From Feminist Theory? International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Vol. 2, Vol 2, pp 83-91. Martin, J. (2003) Feminist Theory and Critical Theory: Unexplored Synergies, In M. Alvesson, and H. Willmot, eds, Studying Management Critically, 66-91, London: Sage. Millett, K. (1971) Sexual Politics, London: Sphere. Mitchell, J. (1971) Women’s Estate, Harmondsworth: Penguin. Mulholland, K. (1996) Gender, Power and Property Relations Within Entrepreneurial Wealthy Families, Gender, Work and Organisation, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp 78-102. Oakley, A. (1972) Sex, Gender and Society, London: Temple Smith. Oakley, A. (1981) Subject Woman, Harmondsworth: Penguin. Ogbor, J.O. (2000) Mythicizing and Reification in Entrepreneurial Discourse: Ideology-Critique of Entrepreneurial Studies, Journal of Management Science, Vol. 37, No. 5, pp 606-635. Patterson, N. (2007) Women Entrepreneurs: Jumping the Corporate Ship or Gaining New Wings? ISBE Conference Paper, 7-9 November 2007, Glasgow. Phillips, S.D. and Imhoff, A.R. (1997) Women and Career Development: A Decade of Research, Annual Review of Psychology, Vol 48, pp 31-59. Rubin, G. (1975) The Traffic in Women: The Poligical Economy of Sex, in R. Reiter (ed.) Towards an Anthropology of Women, New York: Monthly Review Press. HRS310: Women in Business Sinclair, A. (2005) Doing Leadership Differently: Gender, Power and Sexuality in aChanging Business Culture. Melbourne: Melbourne University Press. Smith, R. (2009) The Diva Storyline: An alternative Social Construction of Female Entrepreneurship, International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp 148-163. Trepanier-Street, M.L., Romatowski, J.A. and McNair, S. (1990) Children’s Written Responses to Stereotypical and Nonstereotypical Story Starters, Journal of. Research in Childhood. Education, Vol. 5, pp 60“72. Weisner,T.S. and Wilson-Mitchell, J.E. (1990) Nonconventional Family Life-styles and Sex Typing in Six Year-olds, Child Development, Vol. 61, pp 1915“33. Winn, J. (2004) Entrepreneurship: not an easy path to top Management for Women, Women In Management Review, Vol. 19 , No. 3, pp143-153.

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