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Entrepreneurial life-puzzle and wellbeing: The case of Swedish women entrepreneurs
Malmö University, Faculty of Culture and Society (KS), Department of Urban Studies (US).
2019 (English)In: The Wellbeing of Women in Entrepreneurship: A Global Perspective / [ed] Maria-Teresa Lepeley, Katherina Kuschel, Nicholas Beutell, Nicky Pouw, Emiel L. Eijdenberg, Routledge, 2019, p. 261-279Chapter in book (Refereed)
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This study offers a new perspective anchored in boundary theory on individuals’ life-puzzle (LP), especially the ones of women entrepreneurs in Sweden. This chapter is based on qualitative research. This chapter argues for a deeper understanding of work/non-work preferences for each boundary between life domains in order to comprehend the complexity of an individual’s life-puzzle as a combination of integration and segmentation at the service of their wellbeing. Findings show that women entrepreneurs in Sweden mostly develop blended LP composed of three domains: entrepreneurial work (EW), social, and family. EW combines the work and private domains as entrepreneurship is a way to align work activities with personal values and personal interest to stimulate higher needs in terms of sustainable society. The entrepreneurs’ LP is a result of integration and segmentation that complement each other. However, the range of blending/overlapping is greatly variated between individuals so that a zone of work-life reconciliation (ZWLR) is emerging. This chapter concludes that there is a zone of work-life reconciliation for entrepreneurs but that its size/shape/scope is contingent on the level of support for (women) entrepreneurship offered and perceived in time and place.

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Routledge, 2019. p. 261-279
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-64659DOI: 10.4324/9780429279836-17Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85075684255ISBN: 9780367234386 (print)ISBN: 9780367785550 (print)ISBN: 9780429279836 (electronic)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-64659DiVA, id: diva2:1821633
Available from: 2023-12-20 Created: 2023-12-20 Last updated: 2024-04-05Bibliographically approved

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