Study title

Life Stories of Women Care Entrepreneurs

Dataset ID Number

FSD2398

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2398

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Hasanen, Kirsi (University of Tampere. Department of Women's Studies)

Abstract

The study charted how care entrepreneurs formed their professional identities. The data, collected in 2004-2005, consist of 33 life stories written by women who worked as entrepreneurs in the field of care all over Finland. The topics discussed in the life stories included reasons for becoming a care entrepreneur, creating the enterprise, operation, principles and values of the enterprise, difficulties, the future, and good sides of being an entrepreneur. The archived material includes 101 pages, and the length of a single life story ranges from 1 to 13 pages.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

businesses; entrepreneurs; home help; social services; women

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Business/industrial management and organisation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Life-long/continuing education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Employment (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Hasanen, Kirsi (University of Tampere. Department of Women's Studies)

Collection Dates

2004-04 – 2005-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Media unit: Text

Universe

Female care entrepreneurs

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The invitation to participate in the study was sent to female care entrepreneurs directly by post. Contact details of the women contacted were found online in a directory of care entrepreneurs. Efforts were made to include entrepreneurs who produced different kinds of services evenly from around Finland. The invitation to participate was also published in a magazine aimed at the members of an association for care entrepreneurs.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: E-mail

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Paper

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

One RTF file containing 33 life stories, aprroximately 101 pages in total.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher transcribed hand-written texts into a digital format. The texts were anonymised during archiving: names of participants, their businesses and other people were removed and other identifiers, such as places of residence, were coarsened.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Hasanen, Kirsi (University of Tampere): Life Stories of Women Care Entrepreneurs [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2009-01-27). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2398

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Hasanen, Kirsi (2013). Narrating care and entrepreneurship. Tampere: Tampere University Press.

Hasanen, Kirsi (2014). Emännöivä toimitusjohtaja, alihankkija ja naisammattilainen. Hoivayrittäjän asemat markkinoituvassa palvelujärjestelmässä. Janus 21 (4), 330-344.