Differences in familism and economic decisions between female and male entrepreneurs: The case of fish traders in Dar es salaam, Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorKimeme Joseph A.
dc.date.accessioned2026-05-11T10:24:44Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.descriptionThis book was sent to DRPS for publication
dc.description.abstractMany studies attempting to explain income differences between self employed men and women in developing countries have focused attention on differences in the two sexes to access critical resources such as credit, education, time and networks, factors which are external to the subject. Little, however, have been done in terms of factors ingrained in the subject’s belief system. Although this study is exploratory and views familism as a cultural factor embedded in a person’s belief system it assesses the influence of familism on economic decisions made by men and women fish traders. The study finds that while the level of familism is equally high for men as it is for women, it leads to involvement in longer term expensive projects among men and shorter term ones among married women. The study suggests that effective interventions aimed at Promoting African entrepreneurs should take the entrepreneur’s accepted obligations to the extended family into account.
dc.description.sponsorshipMzumbe University and Agder University College
dc.identifier.citationAPA
dc.identifier.isbn9987617727
dc.identifier.urihttps://scholar.mzumbe.ac.tz/handle/123456789/1990
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMzumbe University
dc.subjectFamilism
dc.subjectFamilistic values
dc.subjectEntrepreneurship
dc.subjectGender differences
dc.subjectFemale entrepreneurs
dc.subjectMale entrepreneurs
dc.subjectEconomic decision-making
dc.subjectEconomic behavior
dc.subjectHousehold context
dc.subjectFamily support
dc.subjectFamily obligations
dc.subjectCultural norms
dc.titleDifferences in familism and economic decisions between female and male entrepreneurs: The case of fish traders in Dar es salaam, Tanzania
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