Purpose – This paper studies female entrepreneurship in two post‐Soviet countries – Russia and Ukraine. Employing … on the development of female entrepreneurship in contemporary Russia and Ukraine. The findings are helpful for …

theory and previous research. One hundred and sixty‐five entrepreneurs from the US and 159 entrepreneurs from Russia were …. The study confirmed our expectations and indicated that entrepreneurs in the US and Russia are different with respect to …

different types of institutional environment in Russia and the USA. Design/methodology/approach – A survey was administered … among small innovative firms in the State of Minnesota (USA) and Novosibirsk Oblast (Russia). Mann-Whitney test for median … innovation and availability of qualified staff in Russia. Research limitations/implications – The study is limited to two regions …