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entrepreneurs. Research Design & Methods: A qualitative research study was conducted among female entrepreneurs from different … profound effects on the respondents. The narrative surrounding female entrepreneurs is often presented in regards to the … challenges they face. However, it is necessary to comprehend the element regarding how women continue to be resilient in the face …
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Why do entrepreneurship rates differ so markedly by gender? Using data from a large, representative German household …-up decision and can explain the gender gap in entrepreneurship. Applying a decomposition analysis, we observe that the higher risk … aversion among women explains a large share of the entrepreneurial gender gap. We also find an education effect contributing to …
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Both organizational and sociological approaches in entrepreneurship research highlight the importance of social context … in shaping individual preferences for entrepreneurship. An influential contextual factor that has not been studied in … entrepreneurship research is one's boss at work. Do entrepreneurial bosses contribute to their employees' decisions to become …
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Social distancing restrictions and health- and economic-driven demand shifts from COVID-19 are expected to shutter many small businesses and entrepreneurial ventures, but there is very little early evidence on impacts. This paper provides the first analysis of impacts of the pandemic on the...
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entrepreneurship. The series includes policy briefs on women’s entrepreneurship, youth entrepreneurship, senior entrepreneurship …This policy brief assesses the potential of entrepreneurship to be used as a tool for the integration of refugees into … the labour market. It discusses the challenges faced in business creation by these potential entrepreneurs, as well as the …
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This paper empirically examines firm owners' gender difference in labor demand. We estimate the average treatment effect (ATE) of female ownership on employment of the firm using the 2007 Survey of Business Owners (SBO) Public Use Micro Sample (PUMS), provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Because...
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initial capital is associated with better sales performance for both men and women entrepreneurs. Women entrepreneurs start …This paper analyzes the role of networks in the access of female entrepreneurs to start-up capital and firm performance … size of their firm and sales level. However, women with higher education start their firms with more capital than their …
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) model has proved to be a success, to boost women entrepreneurship. This paper tries to explore the reasons of women turning … entrepreneurs and the role of microfinance in assisting women to start micro enterprises. The paper also looks at the reasons of … SHGs to support women entrepreneurs. The paper brings out the fact that young women are enthusiastic to be a part of SHG …
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survey responses by descendants of US immigrants on questions about the role of women in society. We then investigate a …
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