Susan Coleman

Biographic Data

ID4001160
NAMESusan Coleman
GIVEN NAMESSusan
FAMILY NAMEColeman
SIGNATURECOLEMAN S
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Hartford
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS14
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX2

  • The Role of Field Education in Preparing Social Work Students for Trauma-Informed Care

    Leila Dal Santo, Leila C Dal Santo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Education2024

    With mounting evidence over the last 20 years regarding the prevalence and severity of trauma histories among social work clients, there has been a concerted effort across schools of social work to embed trauma-informed principles within course content and training. As students work to integrate classroom skills into field practicums, field education departments play a critical role in guiding application of these skills and incorporation of self…

  • Progress or pinkwashing

    Open AccessBrenda Orser, Barbara Orser et al.ARTICLESmall Business Economics2019Cited by: 8References: 3

    This paper examines the positioning of gender within women-focused capital funds (WFCFs) to consider the extent to which these digitally enabled sources of finance reflect the tenets of entrepreneurial feminism. Content analysis of 27 funds situated in Canada and the USA informs about fund mandates, rationales, types of capital, and anticipated outcomes. Our findings reveal that a minority of WFCFs examined sought to enhance equity and counter st…

  • Women’s entrepreneurship policy

    Open AccessColette Henry, Brenda Orser et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Gender…2017Cited by: 5References: 7

    Purpose Government attention to women’s entrepreneurship has increased in the past two decades; however, there are few cross-cultural studies to inform policy development. This paper aims to draw on gender and institutional theory to report on the status of female-focused small and medium-sized enterprises/entrepreneurship policies and to ask how – and to what extent – do women’s entrepreneurship policies differ among countries? Design/methodolog…

  • The Next Wave

    Susan Coleman, Alicia Robb et al.BOOKThe Next Wave2016Cited by: 1

    The Next Wave codifies how growth-oriented, women-owned business are overcoming their unique challenges as they scale up. Rooted in research, this book offers practical suggestions for entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers to take these businesses to the next level

  • A comparison of new firm financing by gender

    Open AccessSusan Coleman, Alicia RobbARTICLESmall Business Economics2009

    This study uses data from the new Kauffman Firm Survey to explore gender differences in the use of start-up capital and subsequent financial injections by new firms. We find that, consistent with previous studies, women start their businesses with significantly lower levels of financial capital than men. A new finding from this research is that women go on to raise significantly lower amounts of incremental debt and equity in years two and three.…

  • The Role of Human and Financial Capital in the Profitability and Growth of Women-Owned Small Firms

    Open AccessSusan ColemanARTICLEJournal of Small Business…2007

    This paper examines the relationship between human and financial capital and firm performance for women- and men-owned small firms in the service and retail sectors. Results indicate that human capital variables, including education and experience, had a positive impact on the profitability of women-owned firms, whereas measures of financial capital had a greater impact of the profitability of men-owned firms. The ability to secure financial capi…