Encouraging female entrepreneurship in Jordan: environmental factors, obstacles and challenges

The number of female entrepreneurs and their contribution to the economy is steadily rising. Yet research suggests that female entrepreneurs face more challenges and barriers than their male counterparts. This is expected to be even more prevalent in Islamic contexts, which are characterised by conservative and patriarchal societies. In this research, 254 female business students from a private and a public university responded to a questionnaire that gauges their perceptions about potential barriers to entrepreneurship in Jordan and whether the business education they are receiving helps to prepare them for future entrepreneurial activity. Our results help to form a basis on which a deeper understanding of the phenomena can be achieved through more in depth future research. Among the main environmental factors that worry potential female entrepreneurs are the weakness of Jordanian economy, lack of finance, fear of risk, gender inequality and inability to maintain a work and private life balance. Our results also show that students are really not aware of the opportunities available to them and are unable to make a proper assessment. We call on both universities and the Jordanian government to put more emphasis on practical entrepreneurial education and encouraging women to play a much more active role within the workforce

INFLUENCE OF EXTRUSION PROCESS PARAMETERS ON THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF Al-Li-EXTRUSIONS

The influence of the extrusion process parameters and TMT on the mechanical properties of different Lital A (8090)-extrusions was investigated. Strength was shown to be influenced less by extrusion temperature and ratio than by the extrusion aspect ratio (width/thickness) determining texture. With increasing extrusion aspect ratio the strength declines considerably. Depending on the homogeneity of slip distribution the strength decrease can be calculated with excellent accuracy by the SACHS- or the TAYLOR-model on the basis of a quantitative texture analysis

Long-Time Aging Behaviour of the Alloy Al-2024 Characterized by Positron Annihilation Spectroscopy

The reconstruction of the precipitation structure after solution treatment has been investigated by positron annihilation spectroscopy. In this study the behaviour of samples taken from an aircraft "Airbus 300", being in operation for 18 years, is compared to a reference material supplied by Alcoa. The results of position annihilation spectroscopy show that there are no significant differences in both materials. This finding is in agreement with the results obtained from other methods within the scope of the general research program which points to a materials behaviour as predicted for a safe operation of this type of aircraft

Spaetmykenische Stadtheiligtuemer systematische Analyse und vergleichende Auswertung der archaeologischen Befunde

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