Purpose – The gender gaps found in research in the growth of businesses headed by men or women may be the consequence of their different change‐oriented strategies. The purpose of this paper is to explore the premise that each genders' use of strategies associated with leading change in...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of small loans on new firm performance using data from the second Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics, a large longitudinal data set of new firms in the USA. Contrary to prior research which suggests that small or microloans...

As measured by all manner of indicators including dedicated journals, special issues, journal articles and editorials, entrepreneurship research has gained a strong foothold in business disciplines. The focus of interest moved from the person to the process toward the turn of the 21st century....

pt. 1. Female entrepreneurship : what makes this area unique? -- pt. 2. The venture creation process -- pt. 3. Women's ride across the river : from creativity, innovation and vision to implementation -- pt. 4. The first steps in venture creation -- pt. 5. The future of female entrepreneurship.

pt. 1. The resource-based perspective in the entrepreneurial course -- pt. 2. The process-oriented perspective in entrepreneurship -- pt. 3. The output-oriented perspective in the entrepreneurial realm.