Hello! I am conducting a survey about Female Immigrant Entrepreneurship in China in SMEs and would like to invite you to help me fill out this questionnaire in a few minutes. This questionnaire is anonymous. All data is only used for statistical analysis. Please feel free to fill it out. There is no right or wrong question option, please fill in according to your actual situation. Thank you for your help!
What is your level of education?
High school
College
Bachelor
Master degree and above
Are you a founder of a business?
Are your parents self-employment ?
Work experience in China?
Family support in terms of financial support?
In your opinion do women face different challenges than men in entrepreneurship in China?
What challenges have you faced as an entrepreneur?
Confidence
Challenges during start-up process
Financial worries
Difficulty to access capital (bank loans or other external investors)
Access to technology
The institutional environment (Law, regulations, politics, government)
Competition
Insufficient network and contacts (guanxi) for expanding your business
Not being taken seriously by clients, suppliers, potential employees, society, etc. as a business owner
Gender
Fair of failure
Would you prefer a female or a male boss?
Female
Male
Does not matter
(If) you are a boss, are you ready to hire male or female employees?
Male
Female
Whoever is good, whoever is hired
(If) you are a boss, what do you prioritize when hiring employees?
Gender
Education
Ability
Age
Appearance
Do you think that the rising status of women in society threatens the status of men?
There is a big threat
Have less threat
Mostly no threat
What do you think is the reason for the change in women’s social status?
Economic independence
Development of education, liberation of thought
The development of the times helps and requires women to go to society.
Other
What is more important to you family or career?