Abstract

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide better understanding of women's career advancement to top management and their future aspirations to become entrepreneurs.Design/methodology/approachThe paper's approach is qualitative research hermeneutic phenomenology.FindingsWomen's career experiences predisposed them to find an alternate route, entrepreneurship, despite having achieved top management.Research limitations/implicationsUnderstanding factors that successfully contribute to the development of women entrepreneurs from a career development perspective is a critical endeavor for any type of organization. This qualitative research is limited to US for‐profit organizations.Originality/valueThe value of this paper is that it provides a unique way to look at the career development for women from those who reached top management and their motivations to become entrepreneurs.

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