出版社:Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração
摘要:The present study analyzes the issues related to work-life balance of two different groups of women entrepreneurs. Data was collected through twenty in in-depth interviews, ten conducted with women in the daycare business and ten conducted with women in the catering business. Women consider that flexibility in their time schedule is the most important point in balancing demands from work and from family. A feeling of personal achievement and support from husband, relatives and partners are also considered important in attaining work-life balance. The study also suggests that characteristics that are business specific intervene in this balance and must, therefore, be considered.