Women Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internationalization

Edward Nissan (), Inmaculada Carrasco () and María-Soledad Castaño ()
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Edward Nissan: University of Southern Mississippi
Inmaculada Carrasco: University of Castilla-La Mancha
María-Soledad Castaño: University of Castilla-La Mancha

Chapter Chapter 9 in Women’s Entrepreneurship and Economics, 2012, pp 125-142 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Specialized literature shows that internationalization, innovation, and entrepreneurship have positive effects on economic growth. Moreover, there is a positive relationship between them. In addition, female entrepreneurship is a key contributor to economic growth, not only by its creation of wealth and employment, but by the diversification of entrepreneurial activity. Nevertheless, evidence shows that female entrepreneurs are less likely to export and to participate in research and technology. The goal of this chapter is to contribute to the knowledge of entrepreneurial behavior, separating by gender. Special attention will be given to the gender-related differences in innovation and internationalization of entrepreneurs. To achieve this goal, we use a dataset of 42 countries from 5 continents that participated in Global Entrepreneurship Monitor in 2008. This study is an original large-scale empirical study about gender and entrepreneurial performance, focused on innovation and internationalization.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Activity; Financial Capital; Personal Service; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Woman Entrepreneur (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-1293-9_9

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