... by gender per se. Originality/value We offer novel insights into women's informal learning – both old-timers and newcomers – across diverse employment statuses in under-researched microenterprises. Uniting CoP theory and CDP, we advance a power-sensitive account of workplace learning...

... 04 2025 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only HBB lifecycle Business stage Entrepreneurship Gender B40 women Decision support system In pursuing Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those targeted at eradicating...

... successors. The analysis of the family structure highlights how cultural family identity has privileged gender identity as a factor that has guided the development process since the first generation, in this case, allowing for expansion in terms of size and family. In addition, the results of the analysis...

...Cong Doanh Duong; Ngoc Xuan Vu Purpose This research adopts the social cognitive career theory (SCCT) and a moderated mediation model to investigate the moderating impacts of entrepreneurial fear of failure (FOF) and gender on the direct and mediation relationships between entrepreneurial...

...Denisse Olivas; Somnath Mukhopadhyay; Gary L. Frankwick Purpose The authors test several hypotheses to analyze the influences of community-mindedness, ethical and social responsibility, culture, and gender on performance and job satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach Using PLS-SEM...

... levels of education are more likely to grow. While the relationship between OMs' experience and SMEs' growth is significant for differing country contexts, national characteristics affect the magnitude of the influence that OMs' education and gender specifically exert on SME expansion. The authors also...

... are more likely to have females as their top managers. However, for the South Caucasus region, there was no gender difference. This research is based on evidence from the Baltic States and the South Caucasus region. However, the findings are relevant to discussions on the importance of the context...

... pronounced in provinces with weak institutional infrastructure. Lastly, the paper shows that firms managed by females respond to competition from the informal sector by undertaking more innovations than firms managed by males. Originality/value This research extends the literature on gender differences...

...Sally Jones; Jan P. Warhuus 14 07 2017 15 11 2017 27 11 2017 28 11 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only The purpose of this paper is to investigate the social construction of gendered subjects...

... framework of early internationalizing firms, the authors investigated multiple conditions for the relationship between internationalization and innovation relative to gender in nascent companies. Design/methodology/approach For this purpose, the authors used survey data related to entrepreneurial...

... that small or microloans primarily benefit entrepreneurs who experience disadvantages in the marketplace, the findings revealed no significant differences in loan source or loan amount by gender, ethnicity, or employment status during the early years of the firm. The findings did reveal, however...

.... The purpose of this paper is to draw attention to the potential impact of implicit and explicit gender stereotypes on women's high‐growth entrepreneurial intention, and to examine the role of entrepreneurial self‐efficacy in this process. The authors aim to argue that there is a dual stereotype associated...

... and freedom to juggle with their family and social responsibilities. Lack of sufficient time, gender bias, social and cultural norms as well as family responsibilities are the most significant challenges women face to achieve balance in a patriarchal Islamic society. Strategic planning, organising...

...George Solomon; Jill Kickul; Fiona Wilson; Deborah Marlino; Saulo D. Barbosa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the reasons behind the significant gender gaps observed in entrepreneurial interest among adolescents. Specifically, the authors aim to test multiple models that analyze...

...Ronald G. Cook; Paul Belliveau; Christine Lentz Purpose This paper proposes to examine the role that gender plays in a microenterprise program (MEP) that focused on developing quality business plans. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected over four years from 1,013 participants...

... informed resource allocation decisions. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Entrepreneurship Gender Performance There is a lack of an agreed definition of entrepreneurship, and a concern over what entrepreneurship constitutes as a field of study (Gartner, 1990, 2001; Low, 2001). Bygrave and Hofer...