Gender gap in innovation: a confused link?

Abstract

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Empowerment, Knowledge Sharing and Innovative Behaviours: Exploring Gender Differences

“…As Alsos et al (2013) suggest, the question is not who is creative, but rather who holds the power and is listened to in organizations. Similarly, Belghiti-Mahut et al (2016) note that power relationships have seldom been addressed in the innovation literature, despite that power in organizations resides in hierarchical structures and in control over resources (Menon, 2001). The invisibility of women in innovation studies is a reflection of their relative absence from leadership roles, and that consequently they are often considered non-players, or non-effective players, in innovation.…”

“…The invisibility of women in innovation studies is a reflection of their relative absence from leadership roles, and that consequently they are often considered non-players, or non-effective players, in innovation. This may be both cause and effect of women's marginalization as agents of innovation (Belghiti-Mahut et al, 2016). Based on the above findings, we tempted to put worth that women need to be empowered to overcome the barriers held in place by gender bias that inhibit their enacting innovative behaviour in organizations and in society at large.…”

Identifying personality traits associated with entrepreneurial success: does gender matter?

“…In the entrepreneurship field, researchers provide evidence that women entrepreneurs exhibit a lower level of innovativeness (Fuentes-Fuentes et al, 2015) and underperform on their financial performance indices (Powell, Eddleston, 2013). Women's risk aversion, family responsibilities, and insufficient resources explain this underperformance (Ahmad, 2011;Belghiti-Mahut et al, 2016). Moreover, the lack of social capital, education, and managerial skills, discriminatory treatment by the state administration, and limited access to bank loans explain the failure of women entrepreneurs (Ahmad, 2011;Boden, Nucci, 2000;Winn, 2005), in particular in developing countries (Goyal, Yadav, 2014).…”

The heterogeneous landscape of innovation in female led-businesses – cross-country comparisons

“…Until now, the literature on women entrepreneurship has mostly focused on the barriers which impede women from starting and growing their businesses, placing an emphasis on survival rather than on growth through innovation. On the other hand, the interest in studying innovation has been significantly driven by the previous economic crisis which has turned the focus of scholars and public authorities to the way in which innovation increases competitiveness and ensures sustainability (Belghiti-Mahut et al, 2016), but innovation studies have not been particularly interested in the actors who are involved in the innovation process (Fagerberg et al, 2005). Thus, the innovator with his or her particularities have been rendered invisible in the innovation literature and as a result, the gender dimension has been marginalized as well, being taken into consideration mostly in terms of the inclusion/exclusion of women in research and development (Ranga and Etzkowitz, 2010).…”