International decision processes within SMEs: the influence of biological sex and stereotypical gender roles

Q3 Business, Management and Accounting

International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business Pub Date : 2017-01-01 DOI:10.1504/IJGSB.2017.10010974

B. Francioni, F. Musso, M. Cioppi

{"title":"International decision processes within SMEs: the influence of biological sex and stereotypical gender roles","authors":"B. Francioni, F. Musso, M. Cioppi","doi":"10.1504/IJGSB.2017.10010974","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This study examines the influence of decision-makers' characteristics, such as biological sex and stereotypical gender roles, on the international decision process within a small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME), with particular attention to the strategic decision-making process (SDMP). We tested our hypotheses on a sample of 188 Italian SMEs using hierarchical multiple regression. The results reveal that women have a greater ability than men to involve the organisation members in making decisions, regardless of the degree of formalisation of the process and the level of decentralisation of the responsibilities within the company. Moreover, as regard stereotypical gender roles, only masculinity showed a relationship with the SDMP dimensions, especially with the levels of formalisation and hierarchical decentralisation of decisions. This paper provides a combination of analyses of biological sex, stereotypical gender roles and SDMP dimensions. It is also one of the few studies of this kind in the field of international strategy.","PeriodicalId":35412,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business","volume":"9 1","pages":"203"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2017-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"4","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGSB.2017.10010974","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Business, Management and Accounting","Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 4

Abstract

This study examines the influence of decision-makers' characteristics, such as biological sex and stereotypical gender roles, on the international decision process within a small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME), with particular attention to the strategic decision-making process (SDMP). We tested our hypotheses on a sample of 188 Italian SMEs using hierarchical multiple regression. The results reveal that women have a greater ability than men to involve the organisation members in making decisions, regardless of the degree of formalisation of the process and the level of decentralisation of the responsibilities within the company. Moreover, as regard stereotypical gender roles, only masculinity showed a relationship with the SDMP dimensions, especially with the levels of formalisation and hierarchical decentralisation of decisions. This paper provides a combination of analyses of biological sex, stereotypical gender roles and SDMP dimensions. It is also one of the few studies of this kind in the field of international strategy.

查看原文本刊更多论文

中小企业内部的国际决策过程:生理性别和定型性别角色的影响

本研究考察了决策者的特征，如生理性别和定型的性别角色，对中小型企业(SME)内的国际决策过程的影响，特别关注战略决策过程(SDMP)。我们使用分层多元回归对188家意大利中小企业样本进行了假设检验。研究结果显示，女性比男性更有能力让组织成员参与决策，无论决策过程的正规化程度和公司内部责任的分散程度如何。此外，就陈规定型的性别角色而言，只有男性气质与SDMP维度有关，尤其是与决策的正规化水平和层级分散有关。本文结合了生理性别、刻板性别角色和SDMP维度的分析。这也是国际战略领域为数不多的此类研究之一。

本文章由计算机程序翻译，如有差异，请以英文原文为准。

求助全文

约1分钟内获得全文求助全文

来源期刊

International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business Decision Sciences-Information Systems and Management

CiteScore

1.90

自引率

0.00%

发文量

期刊介绍： The goal of the IJGSB is to explore the opportunities and threats of globalisation for small businesses as well as small businesses" strategic options in an increasingly global world. Dramatic changes in contemporary society and the economy have impacts on small businesses. The changing environment negatively influences the development and survival of smaller organisations in some areas and creates new opportunities for small businesses in others. Small firms" managers increasingly have to cope with global as well as local competitive dimensions. Research in this broad field thus is highly relevant.