...Anne de Bruin; Christine Woods Purpose Drawing on feminist masculinity insights, this paper extends thinking on entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) by investigating how allyship can catalyse inclusivity in gendered EEs. Design/methodology/approach We build an argument for Allies as change agents...

...Kai Roland Green; Tom Wraight Purpose This paper uses the cultural figure of Willy Wonka to explore the archetype of the “boy-entrepreneur”, and what the various film manifestations of Wonka (1971–2023) say about changes in entrepreneurial masculinity. We (1) develop an original conceptualisation...

...Marta Lindvert; Marit Breivik-Meyer; Gry Agnete Alsos Purpose Acknowledging that technology incubators are gendered organizations, the purpose of this paper is to investigate how gender patterns, norms and practices of entrepreneurial masculinities are performed within technology incubators...

...Enikő Anna Virágh Purpose The aim of this study is to explore the constructions of startup masculinity as a cultural ideal in the specific context of Hungary, a semi-peripheral country in Central and Eastern Europe. Drawing on Connell’s concept of hegemonic masculinity, the paper examines how...

...Mary G. Schoonmaker; HeatherJean MacNeil; Maura McAdam Purpose This paper investigates the intersectionality of entrepreneurial masculinity within the context of venture accelerators. As such, it aims to shed light on how intersecting factors influence the construction and expression...

...Dag Balkmar; Marta Lindvert; Elisabet Carine Ljunggren Purpose Both entrepreneurship and technology are significantly gendered, and when combined in technology entrepreneurship, they make up a fundamentally masculine field. This article investigates men tech entrepreneurs' negotiations of gender...

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... relevance, allows them to fulfill the norms of masculinity and employment. Research limitations/implications Given that this is a qualitative study only based on three case studies, more research is needed to estimate the frequency of this type of male self-employment. Originality/value...

... that females will venture in the commercial entrepreneurial ventures versus social entrepreneurial ventures. The authors draw on the theoretical concept of hegemonic masculinity and emphasized femininity to explain gender variance in the organizational forms of commercial and social entrepreneurship...

...Dr Gry Agnete Alsos, Professor Ulla Hytti and Dr Elisabet Ljunggren; Björn Remneland Wikhamn; David Knights Purpose – This paper aims to illustrate how open innovation is implemented in practice in a large multinational corporation and to discuss how masculine discourses of rational control...

...Robert Smith Purpose As a social construct, entrepreneurship is portrayed as an unashamedly masculine endeavour. This forms the basis for much feminist research in entrepreneurship. Despite a sustained research effort in the field of gendered entrepreneurship research this polarised viewpoint...

... England Women Entrepreneurialism Self‐employment Training Education Women's entrepreneurship Masculinity Micro businesses Networking The primary aim of this research is to explore the barriers that inhibit the development of female entrepreneurship in the West Midlands. This region...