Power to the she: early-stage female entrepreneurs and innovation

IF 3.1 Q2 BUSINESS

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship Pub Date : 2024-07-15 DOI:10.1108/ijge-01-2024-0018

Katrina Brownell, Jill Kickul, Diana Hechavarria

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Abstract

Purpose

Our study draws on gender role congruity theory to theorize and test an integrative conceptual model outlining how motives for entrepreneurial action explain the relationship between female entrepreneurship and innovation in nascent ventures.

Design/methodology/approach

To test our hypotheses, we employed structural equation modeling (SEM) in a sample of early-stage entrepreneurs (N = 533).

Findings

We found a positive relationship between nascent female entrepreneurs and innovation, and that this relationship is mediated by motives for recognition, respect, and autonomy.

Originality/value

By revealing a positive relationship between female entrepreneurship and innovation, our work provides a complementary perspective to the literature, which suggests that there are limits to innovation potential for female entrepreneurs. Further, we find that this relationship is explained by motives for recognition, respect, and autonomy, but not financial security. Finally, most empirical research focuses on the innovative outputs of established new ventures, while our work leverages a sample of early-stage entrepreneurs.

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她的力量：早期女性创业者与创新

目的我们的研究借鉴了性别角色一致性理论，提出并检验了一个综合概念模型，该模型概述了创业行动动机如何解释女性创业与新生企业创新之间的关系。原创性/价值通过揭示女性创业与创新之间的正相关关系，我们的研究为文献提供了一个补充视角，这些文献认为女性创业者的创新潜力是有限的。此外，我们还发现，这种关系可以用获得认可、尊重和自主权的动机来解释，但不能用财务安全来解释。最后，大多数实证研究关注的是已成立的新企业的创新产出，而我们的研究则利用了早期创业者的样本。

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International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship BUSINESS-

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7.40

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15.60%

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期刊介绍： Launched in 2009, the International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship (IJGE) aims to facilitate the natural evolution of the field of gender and entrepreneurship by drawing together the very best research contributions from around the world. The journal seeks to: -Provide a dedicated publication outlet for high calibre, international research of interest to scholars, entrepreneurs and policy makers in the field of gender and entrepreneurship -Offer a unique perspective on the practice of gender and entrepreneurship by including sections dedicated to practitioner and policy content -Support a more consistent global approach to the presentation of research in the field -Platform the work of dynamic young researchers and those who are in a position to offer new perspectives on this particular research area -Enable those active in the area as researchers, educators, trainers, practitioners, support personnel and policy makers to keep up to date with the field on an international level. The coverage of the journal includes, but is not limited to: Entrepreneurship, Female/Women’s entrepreneurship , Business, Management, Strategy, Gender, Economics, Internationalization, Marketing.