The value of entrepreneurship by gender on regional behaviour

Fernando Crecente (), María Sarabia () and María Teresa Val ()
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Fernando Crecente: University of Alcalá
María Sarabia: University of Alcalá
María Teresa Val: University of Alcalá

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2022, vol. 18, issue 1, No 18, 435-453

Abstract: Abstract This paper examines how the value of entrepreneurship by gender is related to regional behaviour. Researchers have traditionally defined entrepreneurial organization as separate to gender and to economic growth. Using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) we complete a dataset of 50 countries using variables such as total early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) and opportunity-driven entrepreneurial activity (OPP). The methodology used proposes an analysis of regional convergence, comparing the evolution over time of both the rate of entrepreneurial activity and the ratios of opportunity-driven and need-driven entrepreneurial activity, distinguishing by gender. On the other hand, a regression model is proposed that explains the greater presence of female entrepreneurship. The results show that entrepreneurship by gender is an important factor to define different cluster of countries according to how men and women entrepreneurs create new economic opportunities.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Gender; Opportunity-driven entrepreneurial activity; Need-driven entrepreneurial activity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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