| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-11页 |
| LIST OF FIGURES | 第11-14页 |
| LIST OF TABLES | 第14-17页 |
| LIST OF ACRONYMS | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION | 第18-40页 |
| 1.1 Introduction | 第18-19页 |
| 1.2 Problem Statement | 第19-23页 |
| 1.3 Research Objectives | 第23-24页 |
| 1.4 Conceptual Approach, Research Hypothesis and Research Questions | 第24-26页 |
| 1.5 Research Scope and Process | 第26-28页 |
| 1.6 Research Design and Methodology | 第28-32页 |
| 1.7 Benefits and Significance of the Study | 第32-36页 |
| 1.8 Limitations of the Study | 第36-37页 |
| 1.9 Structure of the Thesis | 第37-40页 |
| CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第40-58页 |
| 2.1 Literature Review-Discussion on Related Theories and Concepts | 第40-42页 |
| 2.2 Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment | 第42-47页 |
| 2.3 Gender and Entrepreneurship:Women's Enterprise Development | 第47-52页 |
| 2.4 Shared Value Creation | 第52-54页 |
| 2.5 Additional Considerations | 第54-58页 |
| CHAPTER 3 SHARED VALUE CREATION | 第58-83页 |
| 3.1 The Shared Value Concept | 第58-67页 |
| 3.1.1 Definition of Shared Value and What Shared Value is Consisted of | 第59-63页 |
| 3.1.2 Connection between Societal and Economic Progress | 第63-64页 |
| 3.1.3 Differences between Corporate Social Responsibility and Creating Shared Value | 第64-67页 |
| 3.2 How Shared Value is Created | 第67-74页 |
| 3.2.1 Products and Markets | 第68页 |
| 3.2.2 Productivity in the Value Chain | 第68-70页 |
| 3.2.3 Industry Clusters | 第70-74页 |
| 3.3 Measuring Shared Value | 第74-83页 |
| CHAPTER 4 WOMEN'S ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT:BARRIERS ANDOPPORTUNITIES FOR FEMALE ENTREPRENEURSHIP | 第83-147页 |
| 4.1 General Business Environment: an Overview on Women Entrepreneurs | 第83-116页 |
| 4.1.1 Access to Credit, Financial Services and Land | 第100-103页 |
| 4.1.2 Access to Education and Training | 第103-105页 |
| 4.1.3 Supply Chain, Procurement and Access to Markets | 第105-110页 |
| 4.1.4 Societal Attitudes towards Women Entrepreneurs | 第110-112页 |
| 4.1.5 Labor Policies and Practices: Women's Social and Legal Status | 第112-116页 |
| 4.2 Equality Means Business: Women's Empowerment Principles | 第116-142页 |
| 4.2.1 The Seven Principles | 第119-126页 |
| 4.2.2 CEO Statement of Support for the Women's Empowerment Principles | 第126-129页 |
| 4.2.3 Companies Leading the Way | 第129-139页 |
| 4.2.4 The Principle Five as a Tool to Stimulate Shared Value Creation | 第139-142页 |
| 4.3 Global Initiatives: Female Entrepreneurship Opportunities | 第142-147页 |
| CHAPTER 5 EFFECTIVE EXPERIENCE:WECONNECT INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY | 第147-168页 |
| 5.1 The WEConnect International Initiative: an Introduction | 第147-148页 |
| 5.2 History, Mission, Vision and Objectives | 第148页 |
| 5.3 How and Where WEConnect International Operates | 第148-154页 |
| 5.4 Founding Members, Corporate Members and Partners | 第154-159页 |
| 5.5 Women-Owned Businesses: All Countries | 第159-164页 |
| 5.6 Why Encourage Buying from Women | 第164-168页 |
| CHAPTER 6 THE RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS | 第168-229页 |
| 6.1 Data Analysis and Interpretation | 第168-170页 |
| 6.2 Global Corporate Members Results | 第170-181页 |
| 6.2.1 Reasons and Expected Benefits | 第171-175页 |
| 6.2.2 Women's Empowerment Principles Awareness and Initiatives | 第175-177页 |
| 6.2.3 Women-Owned Businesses as Suppliers | 第177-180页 |
| 6.2.4 Shared Value Creation | 第180-181页 |
| 6.3 Women-Owned Businesses: an Introduction | 第181-182页 |
| 6.4 Women-Owned Business Results: the Canadian Case | 第182-213页 |
| 6.4.1 Companies' Information and Respondents' Profiles | 第185-191页 |
| 6.4.2 Social Impact | 第191-194页 |
| 6.4.3 Women's Enterprise Development | 第194-197页 |
| 6.4.4 Assessment of Participation at WEConnect International | 第197-213页 |
| 6.5 Hypothesis, Analysis and Discussion | 第213-219页 |
| 6.5.1 Impact of Doing Business to Multinational Companies on Women-Owned Firms 196 Hypothesis | 第213-217页 |
| 6.5.2 Correlation between Corporate Members and Women-Owned Firms:Expectations and Benefits | 第217-219页 |
| 6.6 WEConnect International Perspective | 第219-224页 |
| 6.6.1 Gender and Shared Value Creation | 第220-222页 |
| 6.6.2 WEConnect as a Tool to Create Shared Value by Promoting the Sourcing from Women Vendors | 第222-224页 |
| 6.7 Concluding Remarks | 第224-229页 |
| CHAPTER 7 CONCLUSION AND CONSIDERATIONS | 第229-250页 |
| 7.1 Resuming | 第229-234页 |
| 7.2 Research Creative Points | 第234-235页 |
| 7.3 Challenges and Suggestions for Women's Enterprise Development:Putting the Principles into Practice, Shared Value Opportunities and Female Entrepreneurship | 第235-244页 |
| 7.4 Final Considerations | 第244-250页 |
| REFERENCES | 第250-265页 |
| APPENDIX 1-QUESTIONNAIRE WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS | 第265-274页 |
| APPENDIX 2-QUESTIONNAIRE CORPORATE MEMBERS | 第274-278页 |
| APPENDIX 3-CEO Statement of Support to the Women'sEmpowerment Principles | 第278-279页 |
| RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS | 第279-281页 |
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS | 第281-282页 |
