A gendered look at entrepreneurship ecosystems

Candida Brush (), Linda F. Edelman (), Tatiana Manolova () and Friederike Welter
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Candida Brush: Babson College
Linda F. Edelman: Bentley University
Tatiana Manolova: Bentley University

Small Business Economics, 2019, vol. 53, issue 2, No 7, 393-408

Abstract: Abstract Underlying entrepreneurship ecosystems is the implicit assumption that all entrepreneurs have equal access to resources, participation, and support, as well as an equal chance of a successful outcome (venture start-up). However in practice, this is not always the case. Research finds that when it comes to many aspects of the entrepreneurship ecosystem, women are at a disadvantage. In this paper, we offer a brief overview of current ecosystem frameworks pointing out where “gender” matters in ecosystems at the institutional, organizational, and individual levels. We go on to present a summary of the contributions to this special edition and conclude with suggestions for future research.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship ecosystems; Gender; Institutional level; Organizational level; Individual level (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B54 J16 L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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