Understanding gender, creativity, and entrepreneurial intentions

Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the complex relationships between gender and entrepreneurial intentions. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses a two study design where the second study is a constructive replication of the first study. The first study uses a cross-sectional design, while the second uses a design where data collection of variables were temporally separated. The analysis is conducted using Hayes (2014) process macro using 1,000 bootstrapped draws to understand the interaction between gender and creativity and the potential mediation involving life roles and goals. Findings – The empirical results are threefold. First, the results show that creativity has a direct and positive effect on entrepreneurial intentions. Second, gender did not have a direct effect on entrepreneurial intentions, and finally, gender showed an interaction with creativity such that in both the samples, creativity had a stronger relationship with intentions among women. Practical implications – The results point to the inclusion of creativity exercises in the entrepreneurship curriculum as well as to create and tailor programs to enhance women’s entrepreneurial intentions. Originality/value – Using a two study constructive replication approach, this study demonstrates the complex effect of gender on entrepreneurial intentions. Traditionally, women are argued to have lower entrepreneurial intentions, but this study finds that creative women were more likely to have entrepreneurial intentions in the sample. The results also show that the women’s family salience (life roles and goals) did not mediate the relationship between gender and entrepreneurial intentions.

Personal Entrepreneurial Attributes and Intentions to Start Business: The Moderating Role of Culture

“…Gender significantly affects Entrepreneurial intention having (t-value=7.87 and p-value=0.00) that repudiates with (Smith, Sirdeshmukh, & Combs, 2016) who talked about that gender circuitously affects entrepreneurial intention. Age and education likewise impacts entrepreneurial intention having (t-value=2.28, p-value=0.02 and t-value=2.63, p-value=0.01) separately.…”

“…The outcomes demonstrate that conventional approached are less influenced than the cultural model which is increasingly proper for cross-cultural effects. (Smith, Sirdeshmukh, & Combs, 2016) analyzes the associations between gender, creativity and entrepreneurial intensions. The two-study design has been conducted by using (Hayes, 2013) process of macro.…”

Barriers Affecting the Passion and Entrepreneurial Intention of University of the ITSON

“…In this same direction, external barriers to the development of creativity, such as cultural prejudices and social paradigms, are factors that inhibit entrepreneurial intent (Ip, Liang, Wu, Law, & Liu, 2018;Yar et al, 2008). Other research affirms that creativity is an individual capacity that generates greater motivation and intention to undertake in university students (Smith, Sardeshmukh, & Combs, 2016;Zampetakis & Moustakis, 2006). On the other hand, authors, such as Bagheri (2011) and Bagheri, Lope Pihie, & Krauss (2013), have concluded that students at an early age before starting their university studies have high entrepreneurial intent and see less obstacles to developing creative ability.…”

How Different Styles of Conflict Management Determine Creativity? Exploring Petrochemical Companies in Oman

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