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Explaining female and male entrepreneurship at the country level

Verheul, Ingrid; Stel, Adriaan J. van; Thurik, Adriaan R. - Max-Planck-Institut für Ökonomik <Jena> - 2005

Using Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data for 29 countries this study investigates the (differential) impact of … several factors on female and male entrepreneurship at the country level. These factors are derived from three streams of … literature, including that on entrepreneurship in general, on female labor force participation and on female entrepreneurship …

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Commitment or Control? Human Resource Management Practices in Female and Male-Led Businesses

Verheul, I. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2007

This paper investigates the commitment-orientation of HRM practices in female- and male-led firms. A distinction is made between emphasizing commitment or control in the design of HRM practices. To test for gender differences use is made of a sample of 555 Dutch firms. Contrary to what is...

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Climbing the Entrepreneurial Ladder: The Role of Gender

Grilo, I.; Thurik, A.R.; Verheul, I.; Zwan, P.W. van der - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2008

survey on Entrepreneurship" consisting of more than 10,000 observations for 25 member states of the European Union, Norway …

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Entrepreneurial Activity, Self-Perception and Gender

Verheul, I.; Uhlaner, L.M.; Thurik, A.R. - Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM … - 2002

entrepreneurship, as well as direct and indirect effects of gender. Results support the model of both direct and indirect effects of … gender. The paper provides insights into gender issues in entrepreneurship as well as the definition of entrepreneurship in …

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Why less? The Gendered Aspects of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Ownership under Economic Transition

Aidis, Ruta - Tinbergen Instituut - 2002

This paper explores the gendered influence on SME development under economic transition in Lithuania. Previous studies have shown that male and female business owners are more different than similar in terms of personal and business characteristics (Brush 1992). An analysis of 332 SME owners in...

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