Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal Life

This study explores successful female entrepreneurs’ characteristics, motivations, and leadership styles, emphasizing the impact of digital transformation on their business practices. Through 15 in-depth interviews conducted in Q1 2024, totaling approximately 1150 min, a qualitative thematic analysi...

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Autores: Schulcz, Patrik, Zsigmond, Tibor
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/6012
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-025-09397-1
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Palavra-chave:Female entrepreneurship
Gender equity
Work-life balance
Decision-Making
Leadership
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spelling Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal LifeSchulcz, PatrikZsigmond, TiborFemale entrepreneurshipGender equityWork-life balanceDecision-MakingLeadershipThis study explores successful female entrepreneurs’ characteristics, motivations, and leadership styles, emphasizing the impact of digital transformation on their business practices. Through 15 in-depth interviews conducted in Q1 2024, totaling approximately 1150 min, a qualitative thematic analysis identified key factors influencing entrepreneurial success. Findings reveal that female entrepreneurs prioritize economic stability over autonomy, often viewing entrepreneurship as a means of securing financial security rather than pursuing independence. Work-life balance emerged as a significant concern, with many participants structuring their business operations around family responsibilities. Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in fostering trust, enhancing communication, and ensuring client and employee satisfaction. Additionally, digital tools, such as social media and other software, were widely adopted to optimize business operations, although concerns about biases in digital ecosystems were noted. Despite the advantages of digitalization, networking opportunities remain underutilized, highlighting the need for improved support systems. The study underscores the importance of redesigning organizational cultures and policies to accommodate diverse gender needs, contributing to ongoing discussions on gender equity in entrepreneurial ecosystems. By integrating theoretical and practical perspectives, this research offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of female entrepreneurship in the digital era.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionSpringer NatureUniversitat Ramon Llull. Esade2025info:eu-repo/semantics/article35 p.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14342/6012https://doi.org/10.1007/s12147-025-09397-1reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésGender Issues, Vol. 43(10)© L'autor/aAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:20.500.14342/60122026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal Life
title Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal Life
spellingShingle Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal Life
Schulcz, Patrik
Female entrepreneurship
Gender equity
Work-life balance
Decision-Making
Leadership
title_short Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal Life
title_full Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal Life
title_fullStr Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal Life
title_full_unstemmed Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal Life
title_sort Balancing Success: The Secrets of Female Entrepreneurs in Leadership and Personal Life
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Zsigmond, Tibor
author Schulcz, Patrik
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Zsigmond, Tibor
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universitat Ramon Llull. Esade
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Female entrepreneurship
Gender equity
Work-life balance
Decision-Making
Leadership
topic Female entrepreneurship
Gender equity
Work-life balance
Decision-Making
Leadership
description This study explores successful female entrepreneurs’ characteristics, motivations, and leadership styles, emphasizing the impact of digital transformation on their business practices. Through 15 in-depth interviews conducted in Q1 2024, totaling approximately 1150 min, a qualitative thematic analysis identified key factors influencing entrepreneurial success. Findings reveal that female entrepreneurs prioritize economic stability over autonomy, often viewing entrepreneurship as a means of securing financial security rather than pursuing independence. Work-life balance emerged as a significant concern, with many participants structuring their business operations around family responsibilities. Emotional intelligence plays a crucial role in fostering trust, enhancing communication, and ensuring client and employee satisfaction. Additionally, digital tools, such as social media and other software, were widely adopted to optimize business operations, although concerns about biases in digital ecosystems were noted. Despite the advantages of digitalization, networking opportunities remain underutilized, highlighting the need for improved support systems. The study underscores the importance of redesigning organizational cultures and policies to accommodate diverse gender needs, contributing to ongoing discussions on gender equity in entrepreneurial ecosystems. By integrating theoretical and practical perspectives, this research offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of female entrepreneurship in the digital era.
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