Purpose

The purpose of this study is to explore and gain a greater understanding of women's entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 pandemic. How have women entrepreneurs changed their entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 pandemic? What dimensions are highlighted by women entrepreneurs for a sustainable entrepreneurship during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Design/methodology/approach

This study was conducted with a qualitative design where multiple case studies were conducted with 30 women. Data were collected through qualitative interviews with the women entrepreneurs in Asia and Europe.

Findings

The results from this study show that women entrepreneurs have mainly focused on financial resources. Economic sustainability is required for companies to survive a crisis in the form of a pandemic. This study has shown what lessons women have from the pandemic where the four D’s model constitute a first step to a theoretical contribution. For women, it is about dollars (e g economic sustainability), demand from customers, the role that digitization has played and distribution both to customers and from suppliers.

Practical implications

Practical implications from this study are that women entrepreneurs need to be prepared for economic crises to a larger extent. The economic sustainability plays a key role in sustainable businesses for women entrepreneurs in any kind of context.

Social implications

Women's entrepreneurship looks different, and more knowledge is needed about their conditions. It contributes to increased social sustainability.

Originality/value

This study contributes to an increased understanding of how women's entrepreneurship has been affected during a global crisis.

中文翻译：

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COVID-19 下亚洲和欧洲女企业家的创业机会和困难

目的

本研究的目的是探索并加深对 COVID-19 大流行期间女性创业的了解。在 COVID-19 大流行期间，女企业家如何改变她们的创业精神？在 COVID-19 大流行期间，女性企业家强调可持续创业的哪些方面？

设计/方法论/途径

这项研究采用定性设计，对 30 名女性进行了多个案例研究。数据是通过对亚洲和欧洲女企业家的定性访谈收集的。

发现

本研究结果表明，女性创业者主要关注的是财务资源。公司需要经济可持续性才能度过大流行形式的危机。这项研究展示了女性从这场流行病中得到的教训，其中 4D 模型构成了理论贡献的第一步。对于女性来说，这关系到美元（例如经济可持续性）、客户的需求、数字化所发挥的作用以及向客户和供应商的分配。

实际影响

这项研究的实际意义是，女企业家需要在更大程度上为经济危机做好准备。对于任何情况下的女企业家来说，经济可持续性在可持续发展的企业中都发挥着关键作用。

社会影响

女性创业看起来有所不同，需要更多地了解她们的状况。它有助于提高社会可持续性。

原创性/价值

这项研究有助于加深对全球危机期间女性创业受到的影响的了解。