Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment and Retirement

This book presents a collection of nine studies which contribute to a more robust and richer understanding of entrepreneurship, self-employment and retirement in a diversity of settings, including the Netherlands, Canada, the United Kingdom, Singapore and the US, by drawing on both qualitative and quantitative data.

Natalie Sappleton is Senior Lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School, UK. Her research interests are in the intersections between social networks, gender segregation and gender stereotyping in the context of entrepreneurship. Research programmes she has been involved in include Women Audio Visual Engineers (WAVE), Women in North West Engineering and numerous investigations into sex discrimination at the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Fernando Lourenço, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the Institute for Tourism Studies (Macau) teaching business and management, entrepreneurship and design courses. Previously, he was Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship at Manchester Metropolitan University on an award-winning course. In 2009 he was awarded the National Enterprise Educators Award (UK). He has published research papers in the International Small Business Journal, International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research, Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, Business Ethics: A European Review, Gender in Management and International Review of Entrepreneurship.