... Design/methodology/approach – Findings – Research limitations/implications – Originality/value – Keywords: Australia, Discouraged borrowers, Entrepreneurialism, Financial constraints, Financial discrimination, Gender, Small to medium-sized enterprises "Women...

... of this study, therefore, is to replicate Robb and Watson's study to determine whether their findings can be generalized to another geographical location, Australia. Design/methodology/approach The authors test the female underperformance hypothesis using data from the CAUSEE project, a panel study which...

... to business finance. Such research is particularly important in the developed world where studies that focus on women or migrants in isolation tend to find few statistically significant effects [3] . It may be the case, however, that important sub‐groups, such as Asian migrant females in Australia (Collins...

... 2010 Gender Women Entrepreneurs Corporate social responsibility Environmental management Australia Placing today's social, economic and cultural challenges, as well as environmental ones, at the core of a company's strategy is no longer mere lip service; it is considered the key...

... for future research. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Gender Small to medium‐sized enterprises Finance Australia Given that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are responsible for significant levels of employment, innovation and productivity, it is important that policy makers...