Research on Female Entrepreneurship: Are We Doing Enough?

Meyer, Natanya

doi:10.17512/pjms.2018.17.2.14

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“…Previous studies (DAVIS; LONG, 1999;BASTIAN;ZALI, 2016) show that to start a business, women and men have essentially the same critical needs; however, despite similar needs, other studies, such as Verheul et al (2012), Shinnar et al (2012), Meyer (2018) and Meyer and Hamilton (2020), show that the reasons that lead women to undertake a business venture differ substantially from the entrepreneurial intention of men. As for the differentiation used for men and women, it was based on the GEM report (2014), where the gender of the interviewee is questioned.…”

Section: Gender Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 96%

Entrepreneurial Intention in Developed and Developing Countries: A Comparative Between G7 and Brics Countries

Silva

Cavalcanti

Rodrigues

2021

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The objective of this study is to investigate a possible difference in entrepreneurial intention between developed and developing countries. For this purpose, we used the data of the year 2014 of the Adult Population Survey, made available by the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM). The intentional sample was defined based on two groups: developed countries belonging to the G7 and developing countries, belonging to BRICS. To test the hypotheses, we used non-parametric tests for categorical data. The results show that BRICS countries have greater entrepreneurial intention when compared to the G7 countries. In addition, the BRICS countries do not have the same perception and entrepreneurial intention; finally, we found that men have a greater entrepreneurial intention when compared to women. The study contributes to the literature of entrepreneurship, more particularly when it comes to entrepreneurial profile and intention, advancing with comparative studies between countries with different economic, cultural and social characteristics.

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Section: Gender Entrepreneurshipmentioning

confidence: 96%

Entrepreneurial Intention in Developed and Developing Countries: A Comparative Between G7 and Brics Countries

Silva

Cavalcanti

Rodrigues

2021

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“…Worldwide, females are showing a considerable interest in entrepreneurship, resulting in more females establishing new business ventures (Meyer, 2018 ; Wu et al, 2019 ; Hechavarria et al, 2019 ). Female entrepreneurship has recently been established as a priority for the governments of the world’s main economies due to the benefits that both developed and underdeveloped countries can gain from it (Rubio-Bañón & Esteban-Lloret, 2016 ; Hechavarria et al, 2019 ).…”

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confidence: 99%

Public policy recommendations for promoting female entrepreneurship in Europe

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From 2021 onwards, female entrepreneurship is expected to grow very substantially as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. The introduction of teleworking and staggered hours in many countries at national or workplace level will make possible the conciliation between labour and family life. The purpose of this paper is to identify the most influential explanatory factors in the behaviour of female entrepreneurship in Europe so as to subsequently propose efficient economic policy measures to promote it. The distinction between opportunity and necessity female entrepreneurs have been considered since both motivation and factors are different in each case. 15 econometric models using the panel data method for a sample of 20 previously selected European countries (grouped by their GDP level) during the period 2001 to 2018 have been estimated to determine which explanatory factors affect female entrepreneurship and necessity-based female entrepreneurship. The empirical analysis used demonstrates that more women enter into entrepreneurship due to necessity rather than in pursuit of opportunity for European countries both with higher levels of GDP and for countries with lower levels of GDP. In this context, the following policy measures should be implemented to promote female entrepreneurship in Europe: the optimization of government spending (training courses and mentoring, public procurement, stronger networks, support in reconciling business and family life, etc.), the government incentives for subsidizing high interest rates to support women in accessing financing, and the improvement of entrepreneurship education to increase the confidence of women in themselves in their own entrepreneurial capabilities.

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“…While still in its growth phase, female entrepreneurship in the agricultural sector has drawn considerable attention and is viewed as a sector that is expected to explode in popularity in the near future (Hart and Aliber, 2012). Meyer (2018) states that female entrepreneurs in South Africa continue to face a variety of challenges that are unique to them; however, the tide has slowly begun to turn. Some of these common barriers include gender and culturally based discrimination, lack of capital and assets, fewer business-orientated networks, lower status in society, a higher level of domestic responsibility, and a lack of self-belief to confidently enter a male-dominated sector (Meyer, 2018).…”

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Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship Success in the Agricultural Sector: An Examination of Smes in South Africa

Ogujiuba¹

2021

IJEFI

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The Agricultural sector in South Africa is amongst the main contributors to job-creation South Africa. Since the post-apartheid era, South Africa has seen a severe transformation in this sector, of which previously disadvantaged farmers (especially women) are now on the forefront in terms of new developments, and SME business expansion. However, the efforts of the government to sustain SMEs are yet to alleviate the challenges agricultural SMEs are facing. This article looks at the determinants of business successes for female owned SMEs. The trustworthiness and internal consistency examination of the instrument was done, with test re-test reliability method and Cronbach Alpha index. They both generated an R-value of 0.70 and 0.875 respectively. Multiple Regression technique was used in estimating the coefficients' of impact on success. Findings showed that certain characteristics of the entrepreneur, including Entrepreneurship Skill, Financial Resources, Capital Start-up Amount and Customer and Market Access have a significant impact on Female Entrepreneurship Success. We recommend a major overhaul of government interventions designed to enhance the skills of female entrepreneurs as well as broadening their customer and market access base. This has become imperative for addressing the challenges of business success for female entrepreneurs.

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Research on Female Entrepreneurship: Are We Doing Enough?

Cited by 31 publications

References 15 publications

Entrepreneurial Intention in Developed and Developing Countries: A Comparative Between G7 and Brics Countries

Entrepreneurial Intention in Developed and Developing Countries: A Comparative Between G7 and Brics Countries

Public policy recommendations for promoting female entrepreneurship in Europe

Determinants of Female Entrepreneurship Success in the Agricultural Sector: An Examination of Smes in South Africa

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