Women’s Network Resource Acquisition in Informal Rural Entrepreneurship: A Developed View of Opportunity versus Necessity Dichotomy

Mohammad Sharifi-Tehrani, Siamak Seyfi, Tan Vo‐Thanh, Mustafeed Zaman · 2024 · Journal of Travel Research

Summary. Women informal entrepreneurs in rural Iran use different network strategies to access resources and overcome gender constraints. Tourism entrepreneurs build both weak and strong ties, gaining diverse resource access and pursuing opportunity-driven ventures. Farm entrepreneurs rely primarily on strong horizontal ties, remaining more necessity-driven. The study shows tailored policies must address distinct network patterns across different entrepreneurial groups.

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Sharifi-Tehrani, M., Seyfi, S., Vo‐Thanh, T., & Zaman, M.. (2024). Women’s Network Resource Acquisition in Informal Rural Entrepreneurship: A Developed View of Opportunity versus Necessity Dichotomy. Journal of Travel Research. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875241300974

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DOI: 10.1177/00472875241300974
Countries: Iran
Categories: entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems, policy
Added: 2026-04-28