Understanding Gendered Variations in Business Growth Intentions across the Life Course

Amy E. Davis and Kelly G. Shaver

Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2012, vol. 36, issue 3, 495-512

Abstract: This article investigates differences in growth intentions of men and women entrepreneurs. Using data from the U.S. Panel Study of Entrepreneurial Dynamics I and II, we test hypotheses informed by life course theory regarding the influence of career stage and family status on high growth intentions of men and women entrepreneurs. Results show that young men are especially likely to express high growth intentions, while mothers expressed high growth intentions more frequently than did other women.

Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00508.x

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