Professional Service Ventures, Performance, and the Gender Effect

• Published in: Journal of leadership & organizational studies Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 53 - 67
• Main Authors: Cron, William L., Bruton, Garry D., Slocum, John W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Flint Sage Publications, Inc 01.03.2006; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Analysis; Comparable worth; Economic models; Education; Entrepreneurs; Females; Feminism; Feminist theology; Gender; Gender differences; Hypotheses; Income distribution; Males; Managerial skills; Motivation; Observation; Observations; Pay equity; Professional employees; Professional Services; Professional workers; Professionals; Profitability; Profits; Research methodology; Return on assets; Sampling; Small business; Sociology; Women owned businesses; United States

It has been found in other occupations that there is a gender effect on the earning power of women: women earn less than men. Various studies have examined if there is a gender effect among professional service providers, but they have been empirically focused and generally lacking in theoretical fo...