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Examining Female Entrepreneurs' Management Style: An Application of a Relational Frame

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This paper reports the results of a qualitative analysis of female entrepreneurs' accounts of their role in their organizations using Relational Theory as the analytical frame. Content analysis of focus group comments indicated that the women used a relational approach in working with employees and clients. Relational skills included preserving, mutual empowering, achieving, and creating team. Findings demonstrate that Relational Theory is a useful frame for identifying and explicating women entrepreneurs' interactive style in their own businesses. Implications and future directions for research are discussed.

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Buttner, E.H. Examining Female Entrepreneurs' Management Style: An Application of a Relational Frame. Journal of Business Ethics 29, 253–269 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026460615436

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