Women Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internationalization

Authors

Edward Nissan, University of Southern MississippiFollow
Inmaculada Carrasco, University of Castilla-La ManchaFollow
María-Soledad Castaño, University of Castilla-La ManchaFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

10-28-2011

Department

Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs

School

Social Science and Global Studies

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.

Publication Title

Women's Entrepreneurship and Economics

First Page

125

Last Page

142

Recommended Citation

Nissan, E., Carrasco, I., Castaño, M. (2011). Women Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Internationalization. Women's Entrepreneurship and Economics, 125-142.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/21504