Gender and Innovativeness of the Enterprise: the Case of Transition Countries

Maryia Akulava

No 31, BEROC Working Paper Series from Belarusian Economic Research and Outreach Center (BEROC)

Abstract: Little knowledge exists on difference in innovation behavior of men and women leading the SMEs in transition countries. This paper estimates whether there is a gender gap in SMEs innovation actions. Results show that propensity to innovate is higher among female owners and this finding preserves for 5 measures of innovativeness. Thus, female involvement in business might be beneficial for the innovative sustainable development of economy. Estimation of the gap in performance of implemented innovations did not reveal any strong prevailing gender in terms of efficiency.

Keywords: Small and medium enterprises; innovation activities; gender differences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J16 L25 O31 O32 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2015-10
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