Business networks of women entrepreneurs: an analysis of the expectation and reality of factors that affect trust in a business network

Juliana Moletta (), Gustavo Dambiski Gomes Carvalho (), Revenli Fernanda Nascimento (), Bertiene Maria Lack Barboza (), Luis Mauricio Resende () and Joseane Pontes ()
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Juliana Moletta: Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná (UTFPR), Câmpus Ponta Grossa
Gustavo Dambiski Gomes Carvalho: Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná (UTFPR), Câmpus Ponta Grossa
Revenli Fernanda Nascimento: Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná (UTFPR), Câmpus Ponta Grossa
Bertiene Maria Lack Barboza: Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná (UTFPR), Câmpus Ponta Grossa
Luis Mauricio Resende: Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná (UTFPR), Câmpus Ponta Grossa
Joseane Pontes: Universidade Tecnológica Federal Do Paraná (UTFPR), Câmpus Ponta Grossa

Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 2023, vol. 34, issue 3, No 6, 1036 pages

Abstract: Abstract Women entrepreneurship has been growing significantly in several countries, wherein recent promoting initiatives include the creation of business networks formed exclusively by women entrepreneurs. In this sense, this study aims to analyze women entrepreneurs’ expectations and reality regarding trust factors in a female business network. Besides, this study analyzes the effects of different characteristics related to female entrepreneurship (e.g., the formality of the company, experience of the women entrepreneur, motivation to start a new venture, and motherhood) on trust factors. To this end, a quantitative study was carried out with 34 women entrepreneurs who participate in a female business network, located in Southern Brazil. The model for evaluation of trust proposed by Campos et al. (J Intell Manuf, 1–16, 2017) was applied and the Mann–Whitney and the Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were employed in data analysis. One of the main results has implications for women entrepreneurship and the participation in business networks, as it shows that women entrepreneurs have higher expectations in comparison to the perceived reality concerning trust within the business network. The main results suggest that female business network initiatives may constitute an inclusive policy of women entrepreneurship because it does not distinguish between women with or without children, formal and informal companies, and the motivation to start a new venture(necessity or opportunity).

Keywords: Business networks; Women entrepreneurship; Female entrepreneurship; Trust in networks; Critical factors (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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