Identifying the Sources of Work-family Conflict among Women Entrepreneurs in Iran: A Comparison between Opportunity- and Necessity-driven Women Entrepreneurs

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to identify the sources of work-family conflict among Iranian women entrepreneurs and bridge the academic gap in this area. In this regard, the paper tries to employ opportunity- and necessity-driven entrepreneurship theory. The qualitative approach was used through conducting 15 in-depth interviews with Iranian women entrepreneurs in the Semnan province. According to the results, Sources of work-family conflict for Iranian women entrepreneurs were categorized into: social, cultural, family, and personal categories. These sources are different with opportunity- and necessity-driven Iranian women entrepreneurs.